Life Is a Miracle

Life Is a Miracle

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Release Date

5/14/2004

Runtime

155 mins

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

Serbian

Budget

$8,000,000

Revenue

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Homepage

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A man navigates impossible moral choices and personal heartbreak amid the chaos of war, finding unexpected humanity and connection in the darkest circumstances. The film balances intimate emotional devastation with moments of grace and dark humor.

Mood

BittersweetWistfulDefiant

Themes

FamilyLoveSurvivalWarRedemption

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Meditative

Look

NaturalisticHandheld

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violence

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