The Scent of Rain in the Balkans

The Salom family celebrates Buka's engagement with Daniel, a young man from a local Sephardic family. Directed by Ljubisa Samardzic, 2011.

Archduke Ferdinand's assassination sets events in motion that will change the family's life forever. Directed by Ljubisa Samardzic, 2011.

Nina tells the family she wants to marry Skoro, a non-Jew, and Blanki sets her cap for Skoro's friend Marko. Directed by Ljubisa Samardzic, 2011.

Riki begins her new life at a dance school in Vienna and Klara goes on vacation and meets a very handsome bachelor. Directed by Ljubisa Samardzic, 2011.

Blanki enjoys sharing an apartment with Riki in Belgrade, while her mother tries to find a Jewish husband for her. Directed by Ljubisa Samardzic, 2011.

Riki continues to enjoy professional success, while Klara finds herself destitute in Paris with two children and an absent husband. Directed by Ljubisa Samardzic, 2011.

Marko sets Blanki up in an apartment of her own, and Riki faces a devastating setback. Directed by Ljubisa Samardzic, 2011.

Nina and Marko help Riki open a milinery shop in Belgrade, and Blanki makes overtures to Marko's family. Directed by Ljubisa Samardzic, 2011.

Just after the family mourns a great loss, Belgrade gets bombed by the Germans, with Sarajevo scheduled to be next. Directed by Ljubisa Samardzic, 2011.

Riki decides to return to Belgrade, and Marko gets jailed by the Croatian Ustasha. Directed by Ljubisa Samardzic, 2011.

Blanki tries many avenues to get Marko released from jail, and Klara and Atleta flee Sarajevo. Directed by Ljubisa Samardzic, 2011.

Still in Sarajevo, Buka's illness forces her into a hospital, and a friend from the ballet company tells Riki to save her life and leave Belgrade. Directed by Ljubisa Samardzic, 2011.

Riki goes into hiding as a Serbian peasant, and Blanki and Marko find out that Belgrade wasn't as safe as they thought. Directed by Ljubisa Samardzic, 2011.

Klara continues hiding in Italy with her two grown children and military forces threaten to executte Riki. Directed by Ljubisa Samardzic, 2011.