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Sram (English: Shame) is a Croatian teen drama television series, a remake of the Norwegian series Skam. It premiered on 27 October 2024 on HRT 1 and HRTi.
Sram is the eighth international adaptation of Skam, following French, German, Italian, American, Spanish, Dutch and Belgian adaptations.
Premise
Following the lives of a group of highschoolers, Sram explores everyday issues of teenage life, such as their friendships, romantic relationships and mental health. The series takes place in Zagreb, with the main characters attending Prirodoslovna škola Vladimira Preloga ("Vladimir Prelog Science School").
The first season centers on 16 year old Eva, her boyfriend Jakov, and their friends. Eva is a new student at the school, and she recently broke off her friendship with Sara, whom she confronts at a party in the first episode.
Characters
= Central cast
=Lucija Stanković as Eva Šilović (born 1 June 2008), the central character in the first season. She is dating Jakov, and she used to be friends with Sara. In the first episode, Eva meets Nora, Tina, Nikola and Nika at the party. Jakov advises her to find new friends, so she throws a party and invites Nora, Tina, and Nika, as well as Vanessa.
= Main cast
=Jagor Katičić as Jakov (born 18 March 2007), Eva's boyfriend. He is best friends with Lovro and is seen spending most of time with him, which bothers Eva. Jakov advises her to find friends of her own.
Borna Šimunek as Lovro (born 8 March 2007), Eva and Jakov's friend.
Gita Haydar as Nora Klarić Selem (born 26 March 2008), a girl Eva met at the party in the first episode. She supports Eva in her conflict with Sara and later sits with Eva in their German class. Nora is also a new student at the school; she used to live in Vienna, Austria.
Laura Barbić as Tina (born 8 May 2008), another girl Eva met at a party. She studies cosmetology and is best friends with Nika. She wants to improve her reputation and comes up with the plan to get close to Nikola and Roko, the most popular boys at school.
Severina Lajtman as Vanessa (born 7 February 2008), a Romani girl. She is introduced in the third episode; she studies cosmetology and attends the same class as Tina. She is open about her ethnicity and notices that Tina does not want to be associated with her because of it, given that the two reside in the same neighborhood. Vanessa in an aspiring makeup artist and has her own Instagram business account dedicated to makeup; she gives Eva, Nora, Tina and Nika a makeover at the party at Eva's house.
Stela Korman as Nika (born 21 August 2008), Tina's friend. In the first episode, she meets Eva at a party. She is best friends with Tina and she expresses interest in Lovro, whom she finds handsome.
Roan Vižintin as Nikola (born 15 November 2006), a boy Eva confused with Nika at the party in the first episode. Nikola attempted to flirt with Eva.
Tin Lekić as Roko Marić (born 21 July 2006), described as the most popular boy in school; he is Nikola's best friend.
= Recurring cast
=Karla Šunjić as Sara (born 7 July 2007), Eva's former friend at the beginning of the first season.
Mirej Đurović as Ines (born 7 January 2007)
= Guest cast
=Dijana Vidušin as Eva's mother
Kristian Bonačić as Žac
Barbara Prpić as German teacher
Production and development
The making of the series was first confirmed on 9 April 2024 in an article by Variety. Sram is produced by CGM Films, which obtained the license rights for Skam in early 2022. The company had previously produced The Outsiders, a Croatian-English teen drama that was released on YouTube in 2022.
The series is directed by Jelena Gavrilović and written by Hana Jušić and Nikica Zdunić. The producers of the show are Bruno Mustić and Ivan Lovreček. According to Lovreček, Sram was created so that "Croatian teenagers finally get a show of their own," criticizing the lack of local television content aimed at younger audiences. Interviews with young people and expert research on their habits and mental health were conducted prior to writing the script for the series. Croatian web portal Dnevno reports that the total expenses for the production of the first season, which consists of ten episodes, amounted to 915,793.25€.
A casting call for actors aged 15 to 19 was posted by CGM Films via their social media profiles on 26 March 2024. Over 600 people participated in the casting process, and the selected actors attended workshops with the show's director Jelena Gavrilović.
The Variety article from 9 April also confirmed the series will feature a character from the Roma community. In September 2024, the Croatian newspaper portal La Voce del Popolo revealed that the character was created specifically to dispel stereotypes about Romani people; it was also revealed the character's name is Vanessa. Each main character from the series has official Instagram and TikTok accounts.
In April 2024, it was announced that the filming of the series would take place in the Croatian capital of Zagreb. On 23 September 2024, HRT announced that the filming of the first season had been finished.
Broadcast and release
The teaser trailer for the series was released on 15 October 2024. On 7 October, Jutarnji list confirmed that each episode of the first season consists of at least five clips, i.e. sequences. The clips are released throughout the week in real time on the official YouTube and Instagram accounts, as well as on the website sram.hr. The first clip was released on 22 October at 13:43. The full episodes, which consist of previously released clips, are broadcast on HRT 1 every Sunday at 21:10, starting from 27 October.
Episodes
= Season 1 (2024)
=Reception
Following the show's premiere episode, film critic Igor Tomljanović, writing for Index.hr, praised Lucija Stanković's performance as Eva, and noted that the narrative structure employed in Sram is an innovation in Croatian filmmaking. Tomljanović praised the work of the show's director Gavrilović, as well as the writers Jušić and Zdunić for securing "authenticity and spontaneity of the language, and this in turn made it easier for young actors without experience to give an uninhibited, natural performance and speech."
The positive response the series received online after the release of the first episode made headlines in Jutarnji list, Slobodna Dalmacija, and Index.hr.
Elle magazine's Mia Rendić praised the show's authentic portrayal of teenagers in Croatia and their struggles, saying: "Not only does she [the main character] face the problem of a new school, but she also acts like a normal teenager, bringing a boyfriend home when there is "no one there", going to Medika and helping a girl she meets in the club's bathroom, which will definitely remind you of your own experiences."
On the other hand, Josip Bošnjak, also writing for Index.hr, was far more critical of the show and HRT. He criticized the price paid for obtaining the adaptation licence, and claimed that the original series' plot isn't faithful to Croatian culture: "Is the public service, responsible for promotion and maintainance of Croatian culture, trying to convice us that... there isn't any interest for serious depictions of Croatian culture? Like, yikes! Norwegianly yikes, at that. Paid 915,793.25 euros."
= Viewership
=According to HRT, the series' premiere episode accumulated a total of 2.5 million views across social media during the first week of its release.
Music
The song "Anđeo" (English: Angel), performed by Hiljson Mandela and Miach, was released on 28 October 2024, a day after the first episode premiered, as the official soundtrack for the series. "Anđeo" debuted at numbers 13 and 3 on HR Top 40 and Billboard Croatia Songs, respectively. In its second week, the song reached number one on both charts.
= Tracklist
=Notes
References
External links
Official website
Sram at IMDb
Sram on Instagram
Sram's channel on YouTube
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