''Najbolje godine'' ( en, The best years) is a Croatian television drama series produced by
Nova TV, which aired for two seasons, from 2009 to 2011. The main directors were Mladen Dizdar, Robert Orhel, Goran Rukavina and
Kristijan Milić
Kristijan Milić (; born 25 December 1969) is a Croatian television and feature film director.
He is best known for winning two awards Golden Arena for Best Director at the Pula Film Festival (Croatian national film awards) for his feature film ...
. The series' Creative Producer was Milivoj Puhlovski. The TV series began airing on 14 September 2009 on Nova TV in Croatia. It aired on Mondays to Thursdays in the prime-time slot 8-9pm. It also aired in Bosnia and Hecegovina on "Program Plus" (shared channel by Kanal ATV and NTV HAYAT), in Slovenia on POP TV and in Serbia on TV B92.
Filming
Filming the first season began in July 2009. Due to its very high ratings, filming continued for a second season. The series had a main cast of 20 actors. The story takes place in a fictional village called Dragošje, located in the
Slavonia
Slavonia (; hr, Slavonija) is, with Dalmatia, Croatia proper, and Istria, one of the four historical regions of Croatia. Taking up the east of the country, it roughly corresponds with five Croatian counties: Brod-Posavina, Osijek-Baranja ...
region of Croatia. Sixty percent of filming was exterior, in Eko Selo,
Žumberak, Croatia.
Nova TV also constructed a village set near the town of
Samobor
Samobor () is a city in Zagreb County, Croatia. It is part of the Zagreb metropolitan area. Administratively it is a part of Zagreb County.
Geography
Samobor is located west of Zagreb, between the eastern slopes of the Samobor hills ( hr, Samo ...
.
Cast and characters
†indicates character dies during the series
Notes and references
External links
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* {{Official website, http://novatv.hr/najboljegodine
Croatian television soap operas
2009 Croatian television series debuts
2011 Croatian television series endings
2000s Croatian television series
2010s Croatian television series
Television shows filmed in Croatia
Television shows set in Croatia
Nova TV (Croatia) original programming
Pop (Slovenian TV channel) original programming