Cocktails & Cinema™: Sandbag Dam (Zečji nasip)

Thursday July 31st 2025, 7:30 pm

Paradigm Cinemas: Gateway Fort Lauderdale
1820 E Sunrise Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304

Film Details

Runtime: 88 minutes

Language: Croatian with English subtitles

Director: Čejen Černić Čanak

Country: Croatia/Lithuania/Slovenia

Genre: Drama, Fiction, Foreign , Gay, Narrative, Romance, Youth

This is an official Cocktails & Cinema™ Event. Enjoy an hour of FREE cocktails after the film to mingle with fellow filmgoers
Marko lives in a Croatian village with his parents and younger brother Fićo, whom he adores. Though a talented athlete, Marko plans to follow his father’s wishes and become a car mechanic after school. However, two events disrupt his life: the village faces a flooding threat, and his forbidden first love, Slaven, returns for his father’s funeral. Torn between his girlfriend Petra and an upcoming sports tournament, Marko’s emotional turmoil deepens as the floods approach. While villagers build sandbag barriers, Marko constructs his own emotional wall—yet, like water, his feelings inevitably break through, forcing him to confront his inner conflict.

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