De bus naar Mostar

A girls' handball team from Mostar fled the war in the former Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, thanks to their coach. After a perilous bus journey, they arrived in Oosterblokker; without their parents, living in fear and uncertainty. Searching for answers, the women returned 33 years later, by bus to Mostar.

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Status	Returning Series
Original Name	De bus naar Mostar
First Air Date	September 22, 2025
Last Air Date	September 22, 2025
Seasons	1
Episodes	3
Episode Runtime	0min
Language	Dutch
Original Language	Dutch
Production Countries	Netherlands
Production Companies	BNNVARA
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Blokker

In 1992, 26 teenage girls from Mostar boarded a bus to Oosterblokker in North Holland for a handball tournament. Unbeknownst to them, it was their coach's plan, with their parents' consent, to get the team to safety. During their journey, war broke out. Returning was impossible. Tea, Lemja, Mirela, and Lidija stayed in the Netherlands for good. What impact did it have on a teenager when they suddenly had to leave everything behind—family, friends, their entire life—and ended up with a Dutch host family? Together with psychologist Iva Bicanic, they made the bus trip again, this time back to Mostar, in search of answers.

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