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

Genre:	Historical drama
Screenplay:	Đorđe Milosavljević
Story:	Gordana Kuić
Director:	Ljubiša Samardžić
Starring:	See the list below
Num Episodes:	14
Producer:	Mirjana Samardžić
Runtime:	40 minutes
Company:	Cinema Design
Related:	The Blossom of Linden in the Balkans

The Scent of Rain in the Balkans (Serbian: Мирис кише на Балкану|italic=yes / Serbian: Miris kiše na Balkanu) is a Serbian television series, adapted from the 1986 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.^[1]

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.

Broadcasting

Country	Channel	Broadcast debut	Broadcast ending
Serbia	RTS1	11 December 2010	11 March 2011
Bosnia and Herzegovina	BHT 1, RTRS, FTV
Croatia	HRT	6 July 2011	6 October 2011
Slovenia	RTVSLO	22 June 2014	21 September 2014

Sequel

The sequel series to The Scent of Rain in the Balkans, The Blossom of Linden in the Balkans, premiered in late 2011.^[2] The series was filmed in Belgrade, and it was directed by Ivan Stefanović.^[3] The Blossom of Linden in the Balkans stars Nataša Ninković, Vojin Ćetković, Paulina Manov, Vanja Milačić, Slobodan Ćustić and others.^[4]

Notes and References

News: Samardžić snima seriju Miris kiše na Balkanu . Serbian . 12 August 2011 . 20 July 2010 . Politika.
News: Cvat serija na Balkanu . Serbian . 12 August 2011 . 20 May 2011 . Jasmina Grbić . Večernje novosti.
News: Počelo snimanje nastavka sage o porodici Salom . 22 May 2011 . 12 August 2011 . gordanakuic.com . Serbian.
News: Nastavak sage o porodici Salom: Cvat lipe na Balkanu . 17 July 2011 . 12 August 2011 . Serbian . Hello!.