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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Mirka Vasiljević Blanki -
Aleksandra Bibić Riki -
Ljiljana Blagojević Estera Salom -
Stefan Buzurović Atleta - I Igor Damnjanović Milos Ranković
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Tamara Dragičević Buka -
Predrag Ejdus Leon Salom -
Rijad Gvozden Nemački vojnik -
Kalina Kovačević Nina -
Goran Navojec Škoro -
Dragan Petrović 'Pele' David -
Siniša Ubović Marko Korać
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