Movie

Sandbag Dam

2025 · 88 min

A quiet, aching return home where old love and old wounds surface under the threat of rising water.

Overview: A story about a forbidden love set in a village threatened by swollen rivers. Upon his return home for his father’s funeral, Slaven revives his relationship with his childhood friend, a young sportsman named Marko, his teenage love, and the reason his father kicked him out of the house. Now tempted to reunite, they need to make peace with their own decisions and struggle against the family restraints.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, romantic and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Love, family, identity, grief
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
family
identity
grief
isolation
Places: small town
countryside
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild