Lover, Not a Fighter

Proxima Competition / Milovník, nie bojovník / Slovak Republic, Czech Republic 2026

Synopsis

Andrej wants to stop causing trouble and start behaving himself. To spend the summer helping his grandmother, and mainly not to drink alcohol – because when he drinks, he does things like climb a tree from which he can’t get down anymore. But his plan doesn’t count on him meeting and falling in love (or something) with Míša. And sometimes love is worth fighting for, even if it’s alongside your boring cousin Peter. A summer full of challenges can begin! This debut by Slovak director Martina Buchelová is a celebration of cinematic freedom that is humorous and inventive in terms of both style and narrative. Come enjoy summer like when we were teenagers.

Anna Kořínek

About the film

108 min / Color, DCP
World premiere
Director Martina Buchelová / Screenplay Martina Buchelová / Dir. of Photography Adam Mach / Music Adam Matej, Marek Buranovský / Sound Peter Hilčanský / Editor Katarína Pavelková, Marek Bihúň / Art Director Frederika Brodzianska / Producer Michaela Kaliská, Erika Paulinská, Julie Marková Žáčková / Production Ninja Film, NOCHI FILM / Coproduction Unit and Sofa / Cast Adam Kubala, Michaela Kostková, František Beleš, Jaroslav Vojtek, Marián Mitaš, Jaroslava Pokorná, Mia Sofia Arpášová, Adam Burčík / Contact NOCHI FILM / Distributor Aerofilms

About the director

Martina Buchelová. Filmography: Zelená vlna (2014, short), Magic Moments (2016, short), R+J (2018, short), Who Wants to Be a Hero? (Kto chce byť hrdina?, 2019, short), Kam patrím? (2024, doc., co-dir.), Lover, Not a Fighter (Milovník, nie bojovník, 2026).

Contacts

NOCHI FILM
Hodonínská 881/8, 141 00, Praha 4
Czech Republic
E-mail: [email protected]

Aerofilms
Milady Horákové 383/79, 170 00, Praha 7
Czech Republic
Phone: +420 224 947 566
E-mail: [email protected]