Life Is a Miracle
May 14, 2004 | IMDB 7.2
155 min Watch NowRomance, Drama, Comedy
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.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
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Before Sunset
Blind Chance
Brief Encounter
Closely Watched Trains
The Wounded Man
Show Business
Human Desire
Before the Rain
Europa
The Major and the Minor
Hana & Alice
Three Tickets to Hollywood
Lady Killer
It Started with Eve
The Station Agent
Oh, Mr. Porter!
The Password Is Courage
Bank Holiday
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IMDB 7.8 | Jun , 2004
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IMDB 7.5 | Jan , 1987
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IMDB 7.7 | Nov , 1945
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IMDB 7.2 | Nov , 1966
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IMDB 5.6 | May , 1983
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IMDB 6 | Aug , 1932
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IMDB 7.3 | Jun , 1994
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IMDB 7.4 | Jun , 1991
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IMDB 6.9 | Dec , 1933
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IMDB 7.2 | Sep , 1941
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IMDB 7.4 | Dec , 2003
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IMDB 7 | Oct , 1937
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IMDB 6.3 | Jun , 1962
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IMDB 6 | Jan , 1938
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