Najbolje godine () is a Croatian drama television series that aired for two seasons on Nova TV, from 14 September 2009 to 3 June 2011. The series follows everyday conflicts between inhabitants of Dragošje, a small fictional village in Slavonia.
Premise Lorena Levaj (Katarina Radivojević), a modern city girl, is sent to the countryside after a sequence of unforeseen and tragic events. The sale of the family estate she inherited from her late mother in her will marks the start of her journey to Dragošje, a small village in Slavonia. She initially planned to sell the house, but she ends up staying in the village.
Series overview
Cast and characters † 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
Production and broadcast The filming of 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.
The main directors of the series were Mladen Dizdar, Robert Orhel, Goran Rukavina and Kristijan Milić. The series' creative producer was Milivoj Puhlovski.
The series aired from Mondays to Thursdays in the prime time slot (from 8 to 9 pm). It also aired in Bosnia and Hercegovina on Program Plus (shared channel by Kanal ATV and NTV HAYAT), in Slovenia on POP TV, and in Serbia on TV B92.
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