The governor of Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug – Ugra, Natalya Komarova, invited the director Emir Kusturica to undergo treatment in Russia. It has been reported DEA News.
Maria Zvereva, vice-president of the first international film festival “Spirit of Fire”, spoke about the invitation. “She has a complex surgery, she has a very unfortunate fracture, the governor offered to provide her with medical attention – maybe she will just fly to get treatment,” said Zvereva, noting that the filmmaker was “not in very good shape.” His homeland is Serbia.
Kusturica talked about breaking his right leg on March 1. Due to his injury, the director will miss the Spirit of Fire festival, which features cinema debuts in Khanty-Mansiysk, which he has been president since 2022.
Previously reportedHe said that Kusturica will recover in a month after the surgery on her leg.