Viza za budućnost (lit.'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 broadcast on April 17, 2008.

Viza za budućnost
Season 2 poster
GenreComedy
Drama
Family
Created bySulejman Kupusović
Written byHasan Džafić
Almir Imširević
Directed bySulejman Kupusović
Vojislav Milašević
Nedžad Begović
Admir Glamočak
Faruk Sokolović
StarringNada Đurevska
Ljubiša Samardžić
Jasna Diklić
Admir Glamočak
Meliha Fakić
Mirvad Kurić
Zoran Bečić
Izudin Bajrović
Minka Muftić
Drago Buka
Sanja Burić
Boro Stjepanović
Tanja Bošković
Amra Kapidžić
Ermin Sijamija
Enis Bešlagić
Žan Marolt
Country of originBosnia and Herzegovina
Original languageBosnian
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes206
Production
Executive producersŠuhreta Duda Sokolović
Faruk Sokolović
ProducerJasmin Duraković
Production locationSarajevo
Running time35 minutes
Production companyMebius Film
Original release
NetworkFTV
ReleaseSeptember 22, 2002 (2002-09-22) –
April 17, 2008 (2008-04-17)

Viza za budućnost eventually became one of the region's most popular sitcoms.[1][2]

A building in Sarajevo, where the series was filmed.

History

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Viza za budućnost began airing on 22 September 2002 on FTV. The series have got 206 episodes, divided into 6 seasons. The series was also aired in Serbia (RTS 1[3] and Pink[4]), Montenegro (TVCG 1[5] and TV Vijesti), Macedonia (A1[6]) and Slovenia (TV SLO 2[7]). The last episode of the series was shown on April 17, 2008.

Series overview

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
144September 22, 2002 (2002-09-22)July 20, 2003 (2003-07-20)
237September 21, 2003 (2003-09-21)May 30, 2004 (2004-05-30)
319September 19, 2004 (2004-09-19)January 30, 2005 (2005-01-30)
442September 11, 2005 (2005-09-11)July 2, 2006 (2006-07-02)
534September 17, 2006 (2006-09-17)May 20, 2007 (2007-05-20)
630September 20, 2007 (2007-09-20)April 17, 2008 (2008-04-17)

Plot

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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

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  • Nada Đurevska as Mubera Polovina
  • Ljubiša Samardžić as Milan Golijanin
  • Jasna Diklić as Danica Golijanin
  • Admir Glamočak as Suad Husika
  • Meliha Fakić as Alma Husika
  • Mirvad Kurić as Rifat 'Rile' Polovina
  • Zoran Bečić as Oskar Prohaska
  • Amra Kapidžić as Belma Husika
  • Izudin Bajrović as Miro Zvrk
  • Emina Muftić as Sena Zvrk
  • Riad Ljutović as Tonči
  • Žan Marolt as Hrvoje Uskok
  • Sanda Krgo as Sanja
  • Lejla Zvizdić as Merima Husika
  • Maja Ibrahimpašić as Nejra Husika
  • Boris Dvornik as Vinko Uskok
  • Enis Bešlagić as Zela
  • Ermin Sijamija as Sabahudin Kreljo
  • Emir Hadžihafizbegović as Nadir Hadžić
  • Tanja Bošković as Sofija Jović
  • Boro Stjepanović as Aleksandar Jović
  • Sanja Burić as Dijana
  • Mario Drmać as Nenad Golijanin
  • Drago Buka as Nero

Series never finished

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After the episode number 206, which was broadcast on April 17, 2008,[8] 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 it is not known how the series has finished.

References

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  1. ^ "RTVFBIH - RADIO-TELEVIZIJA FEDERACIJE BOSNE I HERCEGOVINE". www.rtvfbih.ba.
  2. ^ "Viza za budućnost" najgledanija serija".
  3. ^ "PRVI PROGRAM TV BEOGRAD - program". Archived from the original on December 9, 2003.
  4. ^ "TV program". tvprofil.com.
  5. ^ Programska šema - TV CG 1
  6. ^ Виза за во иднина/Viza za buducnost
  7. ^ "Zaradi partizanov med zmagovalci" [Because of the partisans among the winners] (PDF). Gorenjsky Glas (in Slovenian). May 10, 2005.
  8. ^ "TV program". tvprofil.com.
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