''Viza za budućnost'' () was the first post-independence Bosnian TV series. Production started on June 22, 2002 in

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. The first episode was aired on September 22, 2002. The final episode was filmed in

on August 25, 2007 but was never aired. ''Viza za budućnost'' eventually became one of the region's most popular sitcoms.

History

''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 and

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), Montenegro (

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and TV Vijesti), Macedonia (

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) and Slovenia (

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). The last episode was shown on April 17, 2008.

Series overview

Plot

The Bosniak family Husika, whose apartment was destroyed in

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, lives in apartment of

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family Golijanin who left

and emigrated to

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. 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 as Mubera Polovina *

Ljubiša Samardžić Ljubiša Samardžić ( sr-cyr, Љубиша Самарџић; 19 November 1936 – 8 September 2017), nicknamed Smoki, was a Serbian actor and director, best known as Šurda in the ''Vruć vetar'' TV series, and Inspector Boško Simić in the come ...

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 Zoran Bečić (April 2, 1939 – March 29, 2006) was one of the most prominent artists of the Bosnian theatrical community in the 20th century. One of the founding actors of Sarajevo War Theatre, he studied acting at the Belgrade Academy of Dramati ...

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 Enis Bešlagić (born 6 January 1975) is a Bosnian actor. In the 2000s, he starred in several films such as ''Fuse'' (2003), ''Summer in the Golden Valley'' (2003), '' Ivko's Feast'' (2005), ''Ram za sliku moje domovine'' (2005) and '' All for F ...

as Zela * Ermin Sijamija as Sabahudin Kreljo *

Emir Hadžihafizbegović Emir Hadžihafizbegović (; born 20 August 1961) is a Bosnian actor. Often regarded as one of the best actors from Bosnia and Herzegovina, he has appeared in over fifty films, including ''When Father Was Away on Business'' (1985), ''Remake'' (2003 ...

as Nadir Hadžić * Tanja Bošković as Sofija Jović *

Boro Stjepanović Borislav "Boro" Stjepanović (born 8 May 1946 in Vareš, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian film, theater and television actor. He has played in over 50 films since the 1960s, most notably in '' Sjećaš li se Doli Bel'', ' ...

as Aleksandar Jović *Sanja Burić as Dijana *Mario Drmać as Nenad Golijanin *Drago Buka as Nero

Series never finished

After the episode number 206, 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 it is not known how the series has finished.

External links

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RTVFBiH official website
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