Zečji nasip
- Fiction Feature Film
- 88'
- 2025
- Croatia, Lithuania, Slovenia
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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.
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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
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 and ignoring problems, instead of facing them and moving forward. Being different, which in our story translates to being gay, is condemned without a second thought. Without trying to understand, acknowledge, or tolerate. This is why I find this subject very important and I hope I managed to film an emotional story that will reach and teach the hearts and minds of wider audiences.
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In his restrained acting, Andrija Žunac carries the weight of loss, disapproval, and unspoken emotions, leaving a powerful impression with his unobtrusive presence.
Domas Strupinskas’ music in Sandbag Dam is subtly woven into the rhythm of the film, and it is this restraint that makes it seem powerful and suggestive, as it follows the emotional charge of the story growing like the river that swells.
Julij Zornik uses the impressively designed sound landscape to create a sense of the looming danger of the river, suggesting a feeling of tension and unease. These are countered by soft music motives that paint the characters’ inner world, underlining the emotional depth of the story.
Balancing between his own emotions and expectations of the people around him, between strength and fragility, Lav Novosel is commanding in his debut role and shows incredible confidence. By slowly yielding to his suppressed emotions that gush like a flood, he makes us strongly relate to his character.
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Zajčji nasip (Slovenian)
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Comitee: Aiken Veronika Prosenc, Jernej Kastelec, Igor Godina, Boris Petkovič (alternate)
hrvaško: Slaven, dvadesetodvogodišnji mladić, se zbog očeve smrti vraća iz Berlina i nehotično obnavlja ljubavnu vezu s prijateljem iz djetinjstva. ZEČJI NASIP se već na scenarističkoj razini izdvaja visoko iznad mnoštva prijavljenih projekata. Dok ga čitamo, „utapamo se” u atmosferu jednog zaboravljenog hrvatskog malog mjesta negdje uz nabujalu rijeku. Minimalnim, nikad pretjeranim izražajnim sredstvima, scenarist Tomislav Zajec nam, već na prvo čitanje, projicira budući film u našim mislima. To je film boja rane jeseni, mirisa vlage u zraku, zvuka kamenčića bačenih u rijeku, zagušljivih i mračnih interijera, kramom pretrpane garaže, ali i film sa živim, od papira oslobođenim likovima, u cijeloj njihovoj kompleksnoj paleti osjećaja i akcija. Dramska napetost unutar filma pak funkcionira konstantno, prijeteći sukobom na isti način kao što i nabujala rijeka cijelo vrijeme filma prijeti mještanima koji uz nju žive, najavljujući tragediju koja će stići, ali ne zna se kada i ne zna se u kojem obimu, te se ne zna s koliko žrtava. Zato nam je drago da upravo „nasip“ stoji u naslovu filma. Jer nasip obećava mjesto koje je uzdignuto iznad rječne bujice, mjesto koje smo mi sami, svojom snagom i svojim rukama, podigli – ono je suho i sigurno. Analizom cjelokupne projektne dokumentacije jasno nam je da je producentica Ankica Jurić Tilić više godina pomno planirala projekt u kojem spaja senzibilitete i talente svojih dugogodišnjih suradnika, redateljice Čejen Černić i Tomislava Zajeca, scenarista i dramskog pisca. Redateljska razrada je bogata, fokusirana i inspirativna, projekt je u dovoljnoj mjeri prošao i međunarodni razvoj, a vodeći se idejom sličnosti estetika i cjenovnih razreda, strukturirana je realna koprodukcijska strategija koja ulijeva povjerenje da bi ovaj film mogao biti snažan europski festivalski naslov, a slijedom navedenog i potencijalno dobra kino uspješnica (nap. na tragu festivalskog i kino uspjeha igranog filma Zvizdan redatelja Dalibora Matanića, iste producentske kuće).
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