LIFE IS A MIRACLE Serbia 2004 Comedy 155 min
Director: Emir Kusturica Cast: Slavko Stimac, Natasa Tapuskovic, Vesna Trivalic Awards: Palme D'Or nomination at Cannes 2004
http://www.madman.com.au/videos/view/855/life-is-a-miracle
Director Emir Kusturica depicts the life affirming craziness and effervescence of a community trying to stay sane through the tragedy of war.
In 1992, war is brewing in Bosnia, but the men in the town of Golobuci are going ahead with their plans of building a railroad line in the hope it will bring more visitors into the city. Engineer Luka (Slavko Stimac) is building a scenic rail line linking a small Bosnian town to Serbia. He loves his high-strung wife, Jadranka (Vesna Trivalic), and is proud of his son, Milos (Vuk Kostic), an aspiring soccer star. But chaos strikes when his wife runs off with a cymbal player, the Balkan conflict breaks out and Milos becomes a soldier and then a POW. A plan by officials to free Milos by trading him for a captive Muslim woman is complicated when Luka and the captive fall in love.
The unmissable Gypsy band, the infectious music, dogs, donkeys, geese, and humans alike all play their part in Kusturica’s exuberant landscape.
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Screening at 6pm at Performance Space at The Dock, 107 Victoria Harbour Promenade, Docklands
