# Life Is a Miracle (2004)

> A railway builder's comic pastoral life collides with the Yugoslav Wars when a perilous romance offers him an unexpected path through family rupture and political division.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12131

## Facts

- Runtime: 155 min
- Genres: Romance, Drama, Comedy
- Director: Emir Kusturica
- Cast: Slavko Štimac, Nataša Tapušković, Vesna Trivalić, Vuk Kostić, Aleksandar Berček, Stribor Kusturica, Mirjana Karanović, Nikola Kojo
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0322420/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: witty, absurdist, romantic, arthouse film night, balkan cinema marathon

## Synopsis

In a time of turmoil, love finds a way amidst the chaos of war.

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