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Martina Buchelová’s ‘Lover, Not a Fighter’ Looks for Hope Amidst Chaos, Debuts First-Look Stills: ‘This Film Will Caress You’ (EXCLUSIVE)


Martina Buchelová’s debut feature ‘Lover, Not a Fighter,’ winner of Karlovy Vary Film Festival's Eastern Promises, debuts exclusive first-look stills.

Recently awarded at Karlovy Vary Film Festival ’s industry section, Eastern Promises, the Slovak-Czech co-production sees Andrej, who is 20, secretly in love with Miša, living with his grandma, and having the problem of climbing high trees when drunk. Currently being edited and eyeing a March release, “Lover, Not a Fighter” is produced by Ninja Film (Slovakia) and Unit and Sofa Praha (Czech Republic). With the Slovak film industry facing turmoil amid the country’s ongoing political crisis – and opposition accusing the government of restricting media freedom – young filmmakers are wary of what the future might bring.

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