I am a living illustration of Bosnian mixing and converting. My grandparents lived in eastern Herzegovina. Very poor. The Turks came and brought Islam. There were three brothers in the family. One was Orthodox Christian. The other two took Islam to survive.

It is located in the Zlatibor District near the city of Užice two hundred kilometers southwest of Serbia's capital Belgrade. Since 2008 the village hosts the annual Küstendorf Film and Music Festival which showcases films and music from all around the world. In 2004 The Prix de l'Education nationale (National Education Prize) honored Emir Kusturica and his film Život je čudo (Life is a Miracle).

He had portions of the historic village reconstructed for the film. He has been recognized for several internationally acclaimed feature films as well as his projects in town-building. [citation needed].