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The Cursed Warrior

2026 Czech film

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 21, 2026
Entity authorityQ135283981 ↗
Source-derived summary

The Cursed Warrior (Czech: Bojovník) is a Czech action sports drama film directed by Vojtěch Frič and Tomáš Dianiško. It is set to premiere on 13 August 2026. It will immerse the audience in the world of mixed martial arts. Milan Ondrík will play the lead role, with Hana Vagnerová, Eliška Balzerová, and Martin Finger appearing in other roles.

Plot

Pavel Hoffmeister—known as "Hoff"—was once a European boxing champion and an Olympic medalist. Years after his retirement he receives an unexpected offer to face his opponent in MMA match. He must face new rules, grueling training, and an adversary who will put both his fitness and his character to the test. Yet, his toughest fight doesn't take place inside the cage. He must above all, confront himself and regain the trust of those closest to him.

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The public source identifies “The Cursed Warrior” as 2026 Czech film. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Cursed, Warrior and Czech.

Editorial reviewBest approached as a cultural-object dossier: authorship and date matter, but circulation and reception often explain the wider significance. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2026—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 2026. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Cursed, Warrior and Czech providing the first useful test.
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Reception evidence should be dated and situated: later canonical status may differ sharply from the work’s initial circulation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 21, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q135283981. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2026.

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This entry incorporates text from “The Cursed Warrior” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.