The Scent of Rain in the Balkans

The Scent of Rain in the Balkans

2011 · 117 min · Drama

Trials and tribulations of a Jewish family from Sarajevo during turbulent times between 1914 and 1945. Based on TV series of the same title.

Directed by Ljubiša Samardžić · Written by Đorđe Milosavljević

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