29th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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The Gentle Fighter
The Gentle Fighter
The Gentle Fighter
The Gentle Fighter

The Gentle Fighter

Adolf Zika / Czech Republic / 2025 / The film already had its Czech Premiere / 92 min.


synopsis

This powerful and inspiring feature-length documentary describes the incredible "Japanese journey" of Olympic judo champion Lukáš Krpálek against the backdrop of the unknown story and confessions of his greatest rival. Gentle Fighter is a film for anyone looking for inspiration in stories about willpower and overcoming obstacles. It is a film that shows that true strength does not come from the size of muscles and the power of tendons, but mainly from the mindset.

film details

director: Adolf Zika
producer: Adolf Zika, Martina Šantavá
script: Adolf Zika
photography: Jan Pivoňka
editing: Matěj Beran, Adolf Zika
sound: Robert Slezák, Pavel Dvořák

contact

Tomáš Karmazín / Česká televize
tomas.karmazin@ceskatelevize.cz

Screening time

Friday 24. 10. 2025, 20:00

Horácké divadlo – Malá scéna

Film at festival

premiere type:The film already had its Czech Premiere
festival edition:2025
section:Czech Television Documentaries
language:Czech
subtitles:English
colour:Colour

Info

director:Adolf Zika
original title:Jemný rváč
country:Czech Republic
year:2025
running time:92 min.
warning:Zero matches above

Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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