Synopsis

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.

Crew
Screenwriter: Tomislav Zajec
Producers: Ankica Jurić Tilić, Hrvoje Pervan, Dragan Jurić
Co-producers: Ieva Norviliene, Aleš Pavlin, Andrej Štritof
Associate producers: Marija Stojanović, Milan Stojanović, Maja Popović Milojević, Marija Dimitrova
Director of Photography: Marko Brdar
Editor: Slaven Zečević
Composer: Domas Strupinskas
Art Director: Tajana Čanić Stanković
Costume Designer: Selena Orb
Make-up artist: Matea Katunar

Production: Kinorama
Co-production: Tremora, Perfo Production

World Sales: The Open Reel

Supported by: Croatian Audiovisual Center, Lithuanian Film Centre, Slovenian Film Centre, Viba Film Studio, Creative Europe Media, HRT

Awards

Wicked Queer Boston 2025, Boston, USA - Feature Film Competiton - Best Narrative Award
Crossing Europe Film Festival Linz 2025, Linz, Austria - competition programme Yaaas! - Special Mention
Out Shine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Miami 2025., Miami, USA - competition programme - Best Feature
Zinegoak Bilbao 2025, Bilbao, Spain - competition programme - Best Actor Award to Lav Novosel
Bridge Film Festival Verona 2025, Verona, Italy - Competiton Feature Film - Special Mention Feature Film Competition
Pula Film Festival 2025, Pula, Croatia - Competition Programme - Breza Best Debutant Award to Lav Novosel, Golden Arena for Supporting Actor to Andrija Žunac, Golden Arena for Best Music to Domas Strupinskas, Golden Arena for Best Sound to Julij Zornik
Ourense Film Festival 2025, Ourense, Spain - International Competiton - Best Feature, Special Mention to actor Lav Novosel
LIFE 2025, Ljubljana, Slovenia - programme Perspectives - Kinotrip Award

Festivals

International Film Festival Berlin 2025, Berlin, Germany - official programme Generation
BFA Flare London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 2025, London, Great Britain - programme Hearts
Wicked Queer Boston 2025, Boston, USA - Feature Film Competiton
Stockholm Film Festival Junior 2025, Stockholm, Sweden - Feature Film Competition
Lovers Film Festival Turin 2025, Turin, Italy - All the Lovers Feature Film Competition
Istanbul FIlm Festival 2025, Istanbul, Turkey - programme Young Masters
Freiburg Gay Film Festival 2025, Freiburg, Germany
Crossing Europe Film Festival Linz 2025, Linz, Austria - competition programme Yaaas! - Special Mention
Out Shine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Miami 2025, Miami, USA - competition programme - Best Feature
Mastercard Off Camera International Festival of Independent Cinema Krakow 2025, Krakow, Poland - programme Boys Will Be Boys
Pink Apple 2025., Zurich, Switzerland - competition programme
Inside Out Toronto 2025., Toronto, Canada - programme International Showcase
Mostra Fire!! Barcelona 2025, Barcelona, Spain – feature film competition
Flying Broom International Woman’s Film Festival Ancara 2025 – Ancara, Turkey - programme Without Pink, Without Blue
Frameline San Francisco 2025, San Francisco, USA – programme International Narrative Feature Film Competition
BEAST International Film Festival Porto 2025, Porto, Portugal – programme In (E)motion
Innsbruck International Film Festival 2025, Innsbruck, Germany – Youth Jury Competition
Zinegoak Bilbao 2025, Bilbao, Spain - competition programme - Best Actor Award to Lav Novosel
Mix Mexico Mexico City 2025, Mexico City, Mexico – Feature Film Competition
Bridge Film Festival Verona 2025, Verona, Italy - Competiton Feature Film - Special Mention Feature Film Competition
Pula Film Festival 2025, Pula, Croatia - Competition Programme - Breza Best Debutant Award to Lav Novosel, Golden Arena for Supporting Actor to Andrija Žunac, Golden Arena for Best Music to Domas Strupinskas, Golden Arena for Best Sound to Julij Zornik
Out Film CT Hatford 2025, Connecticut, USA - Queer Thursdays Programme
European Film Festival Palić 2025, Palić, Serbia - Programme Parallels and Encounters
Gaze International LGBTQIA Film Festival Dublin 2025, Dublin, Irealad - First Timers Programme
Outshine Fort Lauderdale 2025, Fort Lauderdale, USA - Coctails & Cinema Programme
Filmkunstkinos Dusserldorf 2025, Dusseldorf, Germany
Filmpalette Cologne 2025, Cologne, Germany
Morelia International Film Festival 2025, Morelia, Mexico - programme Special Screenings
Oslo Fusion 2025, Oslo, Norway - Narrative Feature Competition
Four River Film Festival Karlovac 2025, Karlovac, Croatia
The Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival 2025, Palm Springs, USA
Vues d'en face 2025, Grenoble, France
Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival 2025, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - programme Expectations
BalCan CrossOver Fest 2025, Prague, Czech Republic
Leskovac International Film Festival 2025, Leskovac, Serbija – Feature Film Competition
Hamburg International Queer Film Festival 2025, Hamburg, Germany - programme School Screenings
Cheries-cheris Paris 2025, Paris, France - programme Panorama
Perlen Hannover 2025, Hannover, Germany
Pink Screens Brussels 2025., Bruxelles, Belgium - Special Screening
Nordic Film Days Lubeck 2025, Lubeck, Germany - programme Young Audience
Melbourne Queer Film Festival 2025, Malbourne, Australia - programme Australian Premieres
Image + Nation Montreal 2025, Montreal, Canada - programme First Voices
Ourense Film Festival 2025, Ourense, Spain - International Competiton - Best Feature, Special Mention to actor Lav Novosel
Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2025, Portorož, Slovenia - competition programme
TVL Fest 2025, Tel Aviv, Israel - Feature Film Competition
Face a face festival du film LGTBQIA+ de Saint Etienne 2025, Saint Etienne, France - programme Avant-premieres
LIFE 2025, Ljubljana, Slovenia - programme Perspectives - Kinotrip Award
Mezipatra Prague - Brno 2025, Prag and Brno, Czech Republic - programme Feature Film Competition
Queersicht 2025, Bern, Switzerland - programme Longs Metrages
QueercineMad 2025, Madrid, Spain - programme Panorama
Slovak Queer Film Festival 2025, Bratislava, Slovakia - programme Panorama