Zečji nasip

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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 …

details

  • Runtime

    88 min
  • Country

    Croatia, Lithuania, Slovenia
  • Year of Presentation

    2025
  • Year of Production

    2025
  • Director

    Čejen Černić Čanak
  • Cast

    Lav Novosel, Andrija Žunac, Leon Grgić, Franka Mikolaci, Tanja Smoje, Alma Prica, Filip Šovagović, Luka Baškarad
  • Production Company

    Kinorama, Tremora, Perfo Production
  • Berlinale Section

    Generation
  • Berlinale Category

    14Plus

dates of presentation


    1. HKW 1 - Miriam Makeba Auditorium

      John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10
      10557 Berlin


    1. Cubix 6

      Rathausstr. 1
      10178 Berlin


    2. KLICK Kino



    1. Zoo Palast 2

      Hardenbergstraße 29A
      10623 Berlin


    1. HKW 1 - Miriam Makeba Auditorium

      John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10
      10557 Berlin


    1. Filmtheater am Friedrichshain

      Bötzowstraße 1-5
      10407 Berlin

Biography Čejen Černić Čanak

The filmmaker studied film and television directing at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. She made animated, documentary and fiction short films before directing her debut feature film The Mystery of Green Hill in 2017. The film 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 Čejen Černić Čanak

2013 Cura koja je voljela bajke | 2017 Uzbuna na Zelenom Vrhu | 2019 Zeko | 2020 Majmunska posla | 2020 Skretanje | 2025 Zečji nasip