Najbolje godine (English: 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. 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.

Najbolje godine
GenreDrama
Directed byMladen Dizdar
Robert Orhel
Goran Rukavina
Kristijan Milić
StarringJanko Popović Volarić
Katarina Radivojević
Theme music composerMiroslav Škoro
Opening themeNajbolje Godine, Miroslav Škoro
Country of originCroatia
Original languageCroatian
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes318
Production
Running time40 minutes
Production companiesNova TV (Croatia), Media Pro
Original release
NetworkNova TV (Croatia)
FTV, RTRS (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
POP TV (Slovenia)
FTV, TV B92 (Serbia)
Release14 September 2009 (2009-09-14) –
3 June 2011 (2011-06-03)
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Filming

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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 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.

Cast and characters

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† indicates character dies during the series

Actor Character Duration
Janko Popović Volarić Ranko Hajduk 2009–2011
Katarina Radivojević Lorena Levaj 2009–2011
Karlo Ferenčak Marko Lovrić 2009–2011
Svjetlana Magdić Zvjezdana "Zveki" Rakan 2009–2011
Amar Bukvić Tomo Hajduk 2009–2011
Asja Jovanović Danica Hajduk-Lehner 2009–2011
Velimir Čokljat Đuka Lotar 2009–2011
Luka Juričić Young Đuka Lotar 2011 (1 episode)
Jasna Odorčić Zlata Žunić 2009–2011
Robert Jozinović Dr. Dražen Ricijaš 2009–2011
Duško Valentić Don. Andrija Perkić 2009–2011
Mirta Zečević Saška Jaklinac 2009–2011
Livia Drinovac Ema Jaklinac 2009–2011
Marija Borić Zrinka Lotar 2009–2011
Hrvoje Horvat Sebastijan Lovrić 2009–2011
Petra Cicvarić Korana Lotar 2009–2011
Žarko Potočnjak Božo Hajduk 2009–2011
Leona Paraminski Majda Botica 2009; guest in 2010
Ivana Bolanča Jana Matišić 2009–2010
Barbara Rocco Anka Lovrić 2009–2010
Biserka Ipša Ruža Hajduk (u komi) 2009–2010
Mladen Čutura Petar Lovrić 2009–2010
Mateja Kruhak Mira Matišić 2009–2010
Stjepan Perić Filip 2009–2010
Janko Rakoš Damir Hajduk 2009–2010; guest in 2011
Ksenija Pajić Suzana Gajs 2010–2011
Zrinka Kolak Fabijan Spomenka Gajs 2010; guest in 2011
Mia Dejanović Lena Gajs 2010–2011
Maša Dejanović Tena Gajs 2010–2011
Ljubomir Kerekeš Ante Lalić "Lale" 2010–2011
Ivica Pucar Kruno Lalić 2010
Ljubica Jović Jasenka Lovrić "Beba" 2010
Mira Furlan Violeta 2010
Sonja Kovač Dorotea 2010
Enes Vejzović Antun "Tuna" Elezović 2010–2011
Iskra Jirsak Marta Elezović 2010–2011
Tomislav Martić Maks † 2010–2011
Lena Politeo Katarina "Kata" Jurić † 2010–2011
Nikolina Pišek Lucija Elezović 2010–2011
Jelena Perčin Dunja Dizdar-Lehner 2010–2011
Ivan Herceg Dino Popović 2010–2011
Ivan Pašalić Goran "Gogo" Dizdar 2010–2011
Vesna Tominac Matačić Dr. Melita Jurić 2011
Nebojša Borojević Mišo Sekulić 2011
Antonio Franić Don. Gabrijel Kos 2011

Notes and references

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