TV series

Hot Wind

1980 · 1 season

A gentle, folksy comic ramble through small ambitions and bureaucratic mishaps, warm and unhurried, with a catchy tune you'll hum afterward.

Overview: Vruć vetar is one of the most popular Yugoslav TV miniseries that aired in 1980. The show and movie cut from scenes of the show were popular in neighboring countries-also very popular in Czechoslovakia. Its main theme became very popular and enjoying a bit of a cult status. The story follows Shurda, a man in his 30s, who comes from a small town to Belgrade to get rich. However, as no job is good enough for him, he tries his luck in Germany, but this venture proves to be the same, so he returns to his native Yugoslavia.
How it feels: Light, warm, satirical and whimsical. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Work, ambition, family, class
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: work
ambition
family
class
identity
Places: big city
small town
home
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild