Besa (TV series)

Inspired by a true story and from an original idea by Srdjan Saper[2], the plot follows Uroš, a family man who kills the daughter of Dardan, an Albanian drug lord, in a road accident. To atone for her death and in order to protect the lives of his own family, he is put to the ultimate test.

Besa[3] brought together famous writer/producer Tony Jordan[4] and local screenwriters, as well as international and regional actors, in creating the first TV series in the Adriatic region that compares with the standards of British television drama.

Besa[5] features a mixture of local and international talent, with ‘Taken’ costars Radivoje Bukvić and Arben Bajraktaraj playing the leads. Director Dušan Lazarević[6] previous credits include Misfits, Vera, Death In Paradise, Silent Witness. The series gathered more than 200 multinational actors from the entire territory of the former Yugoslavia, as well as foreign actors from Albania, Great Britain and France.

At FEDIS, the 9th International festival of domestic television series, Besa won the Golden Antenna award for Best TV series produced in Serbia, as well as for Best Music by composer Nemanja Mosurović and Best Photography by the director of photography Igor Šunter.[5]

Besa was set up as an international co-production between Adrenalin and Red Planet Pictures. It was filmed for 120 days on numerous attractive locations throughout the Balkans. International sales and Distribution is handled by MBC Studios.