ORIGINAL TITLE
Milovník, ne bojovník
Slovakia / Czechia | 2026 | 108 min | Drama
Languages
Slovak
Subtitles Available
English, Spanish, Italian, German
LOGLINE
Andrej has a secret plan – to see no one, meet no one, only talk to his grandma, and never climb high trees while being drunk. Then he unexpectedly encounters Miša, and over a glass of Fanta the two find an interest in each other. The fight for their young and tender love in this crazy world begins!
SYNOPSIS
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!
CAST
Adam Kubala – Andrej
Michaela Kostková – Míša
CREW
Writer & Director — Martina Buchelová
Producer — Michaela Kaliská, Erika Paulinská, Julie Marková Žáčková
Director of Photography — Adam Mach
Editors — Marek Bihuň ASFS, Katarína Pavelková ASFS
Production Designer — Frederika Brodzianska
Music — Adam Matej, Marek Buranovský
DIRECTOR
Martina Buchelová graduated in 2018 from Film and TV Directing at the Film and Television Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, Slovakia (FTF VŠMU). She spent one year at FAMU in Prague through the Erasmus programme and also holds a bachelor’s degree in Cultural Studies from Comenius University in Bratislava.
Her bachelor short film Magic Moments had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2017.
In 2015, she was selected for the Future Frames programme: Ten New Filmmakers to Follow at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival with her short film Green Line (Zelená vlna). She was awarded the prestigious Young Talents Prize by the Tatra banka Foundation in 2018.
Her debut feature film, Lover, Not a Fighter, had its world premiere in the Proxima Competition at the 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, where it won the Proxima Grand Prix.
Selected Filmography
FEATURE FICTION FILM:
Lover, Not a Fighter (2026)
DOCUMENTARY FILM:
Where Do I Belong? (2024 / co-directed with Debora Pastirčáková)
SHORT FILMS:
Who Wants to Be a Hero? (2019)
R+J (2018)
Magic Moments (2016)
Green Wave (2014)
FESTIVAL HISTORY
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (2026)
CONTACT
Sales & Festival Inquiries
[email protected]
HIGHLIGHTS & AWARDS
Proxima Grand Prix (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2026)
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Production Company
NINJA Film
Nochi Film
Local Distributor
Aerofilms
ASFK
