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Genre
  
Historical drama

Story by
  
Gordana Kuić

Starring
  
See the list below

Final episode date
  
11 March 2011

Cast
  
Goran Navojec

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Screenplay by
  
Đorđe Milosavljević

Directed by
  
Ljubiša Samardžić

First episode date
  
10 December 2010

Number of episodes
  
14

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Based on
  
The Scent of Rain in the Balkans by Gordana Kuić

Network
  
Radio Television of Serbia

Adapted from
  
The Scent of Rain in the Balkans

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The scent of rain in the balkans miris kise na balkanu trailer


The Scent of Rain in the Balkans (Serbian: Мирис кише на Балкану / Miris kiše na Balkanu) is a Serbian television series, adapted from the novel of the same name by Gordana Kuić. Consisting of fourteen episodes, it was directed by actor, director and producer Ljubiša Samardžić, and produced by his wife Mirjana. The series was broadcast on the RTS1 once in a week from 11 December 2010 to 11 March 2011. The Scent of Rain in the Balkans was filmed in Belgrade, Sarajevo, Zagreb and Dubrovnik.

Contents

The sequel to the series, The Blossom of Linden in the Balkans, is expected to be premiered in 2011.

Cast and characters

  • Mirka Vasiljević as Blanka "Blanki" Salom
  • Aleksandra Bibić as Rifketa "Riki" Salom
  • Kalina Kovačević as Nina Salom
  • Tamara Dragičević as Laura "Buka" Salom
  • Marija Vicković as Klara Salom
  • Stefan Buzurović as Isak "Atleta" Salom
  • Ljiljana Blagojević as Estera Salom
  • Predrag Ejdus as Leon Salom
  • Siniša Ubović as Marko Korać
  • Goran Navojec as Škoro "Ignjo" Ignjatić
  • Igor Damjanović as Miloš Ranković
  • Milan Vasić as Danijel Papo
  • Stipe Kostanić as Ivo Valić
  • Srđan Karanović as Vladeta Dragutinović
  • Dragan Petrović as David
  • Aleksandra Alač as Didi Valić
  • Jelisaveta Seka Sabljić as Nona Salom
  • Differences from the novel

  • In the series, there is an elderly Blanki as a narrator.
  • In the novel, Leon and Estera have seven children, five daughters (Buka, Nina, Klara, Blanki and Riki) and two sons (Isak and Elijas). However, the character of Elijas was written out of the series.
  • In the novel, Buka was in love with Danijel when she married him. In the series, she was previously in love with David, a man much older than her, who does not exist in the book. Buka would later fall in love with her husband.
  • In the series, Blanki saves Marko from getting executed by causing him diabetes complications by sending him a sweetened rice pudding. In the novel, she simply helps him get away from the Ustaše jail.
  • In the series, Blanki senses her mother's death and suddenly abandons a dinner with Marko and some friends; while in the novel, there are no details on how Estera died.
  • In the series, the Salom family initially lives in house with a large garden. In the book, they lived in an apartment.
  • Sequel

    The sequel series to The Scent of Rain in the Balkans, The Blossom of Linden in the Balkans, premiered in late 2011. The series was filmed in Belgrade, and it was directed by Ivan Stefanović. The Blossom of Linden in the Balkans stars Nataša Ninković, Vojin Ćetković, Paulina Manov, Vanja Milačić, Slobodan Ćustić and others.

    References

    The Scent of Rain in the Balkans (TV series) Wikipedia