Lover, Not a Fighter
Hauteur
Martina BUCHELOVÁ
SlovakiaCzechia
Feature
2026Slovak
108 mn
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Czech Republic, 2026) ;
Warsaw International Film Festival (Poland, 2026) ;
Leiden International Film Festival (Netherlands, 2026) ;
FilmFest Cottbus (Germany, 2026) ;
Cineast (Luxembourg, 2026) ;
Finále Plzeň Film Festival (Czech Republic, 2026) ;
A love story of a young Andrej, who is twenty, secretly in love, living with his grandma, and has a problem climbing high trees while being drunk and unable to come down.
Andrej has a serious plan how to better himself – to see no one, meet no one, only talk to his grandma and abstain in peace. Then he unexpectedly encounters Miša, his secret love interest with whom he previously tried to smile 17 times while being at parties. He never remembered the outcome as he was always too drunk, but not today – today he is sober!
Andrej and Miša start to talk and, over a glass of Fanta, find an interest in each other. The fight for their young and tender love in this cruel and crazy world begins!
| Direction | Martina BUCHELOVÁ |
|---|---|
| Cast | Adam KUBALA and Michaela KOSTKOVÁ |
| Screenplay | Martina Buchelová |
| Cinematographer | Adam MACH |
| Editor | Marek BIHUŇ and Katarína PAVELKOVÁ |
| Music | Adam MATEJ and Marek BURANOVSKÝ |
| Production | NINJA film NOCHI FILM |
| Sales | Low Light Films |
| Distributor 2 | Aerofilms |
| Prize | Proxima Grand Prix (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2026) ; Golden Kingfisher for Best Feature-Length Fiction Film (Finále Plzeň 2026) ; International Young FIPRESCI Award (Warsaw International Film Festival 2026) ; |