Viza za budućnost
Viza za budućnost ("Visa for the Future") was the first post-Independence Bosnian TV series. Production started on June 22, 2002 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The first episode was aired on September 22, 2002. The final episode was filmed in Sarajevo on August 25, 2007 but was never aired. Viza za budućnost eventually became one of the region's most popular sitcoms.
| Viza za budućnost | |
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| Created by | Sulejman Kupusović |
| Starring | Nada Đurevska Ljubiša Samardžić Jasna Diklić Admir Glamočak Meliha Fakić Mirvad Kurić Zoran Bečić Izudin Bajrović Minka Muftić Drago Buka Boro Stjepanović Tanja Bošković Amra Kapidžić Ermin Sijamija Enis Bešlagić Žan Marolt |
| Country of origin | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 206 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Sarajevo |
| Running time | 35 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Federalna televizija |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Original release | September 22, 2002 – April 17, 2008 |
History
Viza za budućnost began airing in September 2002 on FTV1, opening with the theme song named "Rijeka teče plavo" sung by Atentat. The series have got 206 episodes, divided into 6 seasons. The series' executive producer is Mebius-Film and it is the only successful series produced by that executive producer. The series was also aired in Serbia (RTS and Pink), Montenegro (RTCG and TV Vijesti), North Macedonia (MRT) and Slovenia (RTV SLO). The last episode was shown on April 17, 2008.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 44 | September 22, 2002 | July 20, 2003 | ||
| 2 | 36 | September 21, 2003 | May 23, 2004 | ||
| 3 | 20 | September 12, 2004 | January 23, 2005 | ||
| 4 | 40 | September 11, 2005 | June 18, 2006 | ||
| 5 | 36 | September 3, 2006 | May 20, 2007 | ||
| 6 | 30 | September 20, 2007 | April 17, 2008 | ||
Plot
The Bosniak family Husika, whose apartment was destroyed in war, lives in apartment of Serb family Golijanin who left Sarajevo and emigrated to Norway. The drama begins when family Golijanin comes back from Norway to Sarajevo because of nostalgia and want their apartment back. The family Husika doesn't want to leave the apartment until they get the new one and they don't want to let Golijanins in. However, neither Golijanins want to give up and the whole thing ends up in court. On the day of Husika's eviction, a court decision is reached that two families must live together. And, despite the constant quarrels, these two families will become good friends.
Cast
- Nada Đurevska - Mubera Polovina
- Ljubiša Samardžić - Milan Golijanin
- Jasna Diklić - Danica Golijanin
- Admir Glamočak - Suad Husika
- Meliha Fakić - Alma Husika
- Mirvad Kurić - Rile Polovina
- Zoran Bečić - Oskar Prohaska
- Amra Kapidžić - Belma Husika
- Izudin Bajrović - Miro Zvrk
- Emina Muftić - Sena Zvrk
- Riad Ljutović - Tonči
- Žan Marolt - Hrvoje Uskok
- Sanda Krgo - Sanja
- Lejla Zvizdić - Merima Husika
- Maja Ibrahimpašić - Nejra Husika
- Boris Dvornik - Vinko Uskok
- Enis Bešlagić - Zela
- Ermin Sijamija - Sabahudin Kreljo
- Emir Hadžihafizbegović - Nadir Hadžić
- Tanja Bošković - Sofija Jović
- Boro Stjepanović - Aleksandar Jović
- Mario Drmać - Nenad Golijanin
- Drago Buka - Nero
Series never finished
After the episode number 206, which was aired on April 17, 2008, there was an announcement of the next episode. That episode was supposed to be aired in Autumn 2008. However, that episode was never aired, and no one knows how the series has finished.