Emir Kusturica was born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia in 1954. His father, like millions of other Yugoslavs, gave up his faith and bowed to communism. As his only son, Kusturica chose another path. Committed to being a director. At the age of 18, he attended FAMU, a famous film school in Prague , and the first short film he shot showed great talent and ambition. Kusturica always insisted on shooting movies in his native language, and even let the actors perform in their native dialect.
Kusturica has won the best film or best director award at one Berlin International Film Festival , two Venice Film Festivals, and three Cannes International Film Festival . He is the director with the highest winning rate among the four major film festivals in the world so far . ". Kusturica is also a filmmaker with a deep relationship with the Cannes International Film Festival for more than 20 years. In 1985, " Отац на службеном путу " won the Palme d’Or, and in 1988, "Gypsy Era" won the best director, 1995 " Underground " won the Palme d'Or and entered twice in 2004 and this year. In 2005, he became the chairman of the Cannes Jury. "Zavet" is Kusturica’s tenth feature film. He participated in the 2007 Cannes competition. He publicly promised that "This is my last time to compete in Cannes, and I really think it’s a great time to always come to Cannes. Annoying things."
