Sandbag Dam
by Čejen Černić Čanak
Zajčji nasip, orig. Zečji nasip, 2025, fiction, co-production, digital DCP, 1,85:1, 24, c, 88 min
HR, LT, SI
Finished
In a flood-threatened village, Marko's life is turned upside down when Slaven returns for his father's funeral and rekindles their forbidden romance. Marko must confront his family and make a difficult choice.
This is a story about gay love but also about any kind of misunderstood, condemned, ostracised love. I wanted to build the emotion by staying close to my characters, two very young man who because of their relationship feel family rejection, social condemnation and even existential thread. The external circumstances such as the flood that threatens the village are used as metaphorical image of the tightening of the hoop around them, but also as a metaphor of the society that keeps neglecting an…
4 Golden Arena awards (72nd Pula Film Festival, 2025)
Perfo Production is a highly regarded Slovenian film and TV production company founded in 2005. They deliver critically acclaimed and commercially successful projects to global audiences, co-producing international films, TV series that have won numerous awards. Their recent co-productions include "Apples," "Patchwork," "Convenience Store,", "Ashkal," and “Guardians of the Formula”.