Senke nad Balkanom

Great series made by Daragan Bjelogrlic. His masterpiece.

I tend to be an admirer of Scandinavian and British crime series, but from time to time I would like to widen my horizons and find out what other countries can offer in this field... If real events-characters-history included, it is always a plus. And as I have accustomed to read subtitles, I prefer non-dubbing.

I had read some praising comments on this Series, but I had only very general prior information and no knowledge of Serbian actors at all... But I was able to delve into the events and characters right from the beginning; it was also visible that a lots of skills and funds were spent, and the contrasts of pre-II WW era well captivated. Evidently, there are some controversies and added artistry, but it is no documentary or historical study material, after all.

As for performances, I found them pleasant at least, with some supporting cast slightly excelling the main one (e.g. Marija Bergam as Maja Davidovic, Gordan Kichic as Alimpije Miric - or perhaps their characters were more versatile), and all representatives of different ethnicities spoke in their respective language - also an elevating factor for me.

I liked Season 2 a bit more, although a certain twist with a policeman was a bit too much...? Season 3 is underway and I am looking forward to it and the final episode of Season 2 ended in an intriguing manner.

Anyway, well directed, produced and performed, and the Series could be introduced to many more countries.

Amazing story from forgotten history of Serbia with thrilling events that occurred after World War I !!!

Dragan Bjelogrlic did remarkable thing! Almost all characters really lived in those times and had huge influence on historical course of Yugoslavia and Europe as well. From watching the show you can really see that He had put Serbian production on totaly another level. I recommend this to anyone!

Before this show came along, Serbian production was mostly centered on family dramedies in the form of telenovelas. Bjelogrlic did something special when he came up with Black Sun. Not only did he raise the bar, he also fueled the production of other awesome Serbian production tv shows( Beleznica profesora Miskovica and Kalkanski Krugovi being a prime example). As for the show itself, it focuses on political games and underground of post-WWI Belgrade and Yugoslavia. It's not historically accurate but it's interesting take on the history of Balkan Peninsula. Show is full of awesome, believable plot-twists, interesting characters(the main trio is just superb) and the production values are equal to HBO, Netflix... Some of these big corps should give a lot of money to Bjelogrlic because he showed here that he can make a captivating, interesting, quality tv-show with not that much money. Just imagine what he can do with a true big budget.