Life Is a Miracle
Life Is a Miracle
Life Is a Miracle
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2004
2h 35m
7.3(180 votes)
Romance
Drama
Comedy

Overview

Set during the Bosnian war in the early 1990s, Luka is a mild-mannered railway clerk whose life is turned upside down, not just by the outbreak of the war, but when his wife runs off with a local musician. Then Luka's son is conscripted and eventually captured in the fighting. To recover his son, Luka is commanded to guard a pretty young Muslim nurse who will be used in a hostage swapping operation.

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Les Films Alain Sarde
StudioCanal

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Cast & Crew

31 members
Acting

Slavko Štimac

Luka Đurić

Slavko Štimac
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Nataša Tapušković

Sabaha

Nataša Tapušković
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Vesna Trivalić

Jadranka Đurić

Vesna Trivalić
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Vuk Kostić

Miloš Đurić

Vuk Kostić
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Aleksandar Berček

Veljo

Aleksandar Berček
Sound

Stribor Kusturica

Kapetan Aleksić

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Mirjana Karanović

Nada

Mirjana Karanović
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Nikola Kojo

Filipović

Nikola Kojo
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Branislav Lalević

President

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Davor Janjić

Tomo

Davor Janjić
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Adnan Omerović

Eso

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Obrad Djurovic

Vujan

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Dr. Nele Karajlić

Cymbal Player

Dr. Nele Karajlić
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Dana Todorović

SF TV Reporter

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Vanessa Glodjo

Nurse 1

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Josif Tatić

Doctor 1

Josif Tatić
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Dragan 'Kiki' Zurovac

Football Manager

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Sound

Dejan Šparavalo

Orchestra Conductor

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Dragan Krtolina

Đani Rebus

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Josep Weber

Military Instructor

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Milan Janjušević

Soldier

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Vladan Milojević

Captain Aleksic's Orderly

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Marko Jeremić

Petković

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Bojan Krstović

Bosnian Sniper 1

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Zoran Jovanović

Bosnian Sniper 2

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Zorica Jovanović

Nurse 2

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Branko Ristanović

Doctor 2

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Lidija Stankov

Dobrila

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Aco Šišić

Violon Player

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Bora Dimić

Accordion Player

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Petar Samardžija

Agresivni vojnik

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