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Lover, Not a Fighter

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

Screenings

Monday 6/7 / 19:00

Karlovy Vary Theatre

4D4

Tuesday 7/7 / 15:00

Cas Cinema

5C3

Wednesday 8/7 / 13:00

Lazne III

6L2

Thursday 9/7 / 14:00

Cinema B

754

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

109 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 Marek Bihúň, Katarína Pavelková / 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, Alžběta Dlouhá / 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).