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Zečji nasip

Sandbag Dam
Generation 14plus 2025
© Kinorama
Marko lives in a Croatian village with his parents and his younger brother Fićo, of whom he is very fond. Although he is a gifted athlete, he prepares to follow his father’s plan for him to become a car mechanic once he has finished school. Two events throw Marko’s seemingly stable life out of balance: the village is threatened by flooding, and his forbidden first love, Slaven, returns home for his father’s funeral. Marko struggles to stay focused on his girlfriend Petra and an upcoming sporting tournament. But the closer the floods loom, the greater his emotional turmoil grows. While the villagers work tirelessly to build sandbag walls around their homes, Marko builds a wall of his own – one designed to keep his emotions at bay. But like water, feelings have a way of breaking through all obstacles …
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by Čejen Černić Čanak (Director), Tomislav Zajec (Screenplay)
with Lav Novosel, Andrija Žunac, Leon Grgić, Franka Mikolaci, Tanja Smoje, Alma Prica, Filip Šovagović, Luka Baškarad Croatia / Lithuania / Slovenia 2025 Croatian 88' Colour World premiere recommendation: 14 years and up

With

  • Lav Novosel (Marko)
  • Andrija Žunac (Slaven)
  • Leon Grgić (Fićo)
  • Franka Mikolaci (Petra)
  • Tanja Smoje (Vanča)
  • Alma Prica (Alenka)
  • Filip Šovagović (Franjo)
  • Luka Baškarad (Ivan)

Crew

Director Čejen Černić Čanak
Screenplay Tomislav Zajec
Cinematography Marko Brdar
Editing Slaven Zečević
Music Domas Strupinskas
Sound Design Julij Zornik
Production Design Tajana Čanić Stanković
Producers Ankica Jurić Tilić, Hrvoje Pervan, Dragan Jurić
Co-Producers Ieva Norvilienė, Aleš Pavlin, Andrej Štritof

World Sales

The Open Reel

Produced by

Kinorama

Tremora

Perfo Production

Photos

Čejen Černić Čanak

© Marko Brdar

The filmmaker studied film and television directing at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. She has made animated, documentary and fiction short films. In 2017, she directed her debut feature film The Mystery of Green Hill which topped the Croatian box office in the first week of its release, was selected for international film festivals and received distribution in the USA, Canada, China, Austria, Germany and many other countries. Zečji nasip is her second feature film.

Filmography

2013 Cura koja je voljela bajke (The Girl Who Liked Fairy-Tails); animation 2017 Uzbuna na Zelenom Vrhu (The Mystery of Green Hill) 2019 Zeko (The Bunny Situation); short film 2020 Majmunska posla (Monkey Business); short film · Skretanje (Lurch); short film, co-director 2025 Zečji nasip (Sandbag Dam)

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2025