WE HAVE TO SURVIVE

We Have to Survive is a cinematic odyssey across our one shared home — Earth — capturing the extraordinary ways people adapt, endure, and find hope as our planet transforms. Filmed across four countries and several continents, the film invites us into different “rooms” of our global home: the fragile Outer Banks of the USA, where the ocean slowly reclaims the land; the vast Mongolian desert, where a family plants trees against the wind; the underground town of Coober Pedy in Australia, where people build their lives beneath the burning earth; and the icy shores of Greenland, where ancient fishing traditions melt into new beginnings. Through intimate, character-driven stories, We Have to Survive reveals not only the challenges of a changing world but the unbreakable spirit of those who call it home. Every scene is a window into human resilience — a reminder that despite distance and difference, we share the same roots, the same sky, the same fragile planet. This is not a film about despair, but about courage. It’s a call to remember that our greatest power lies in care — for one another, and for the only home we have. 

2026/ SK-FR-AT/ 4K Digital 

Lenght: 102 min. 

Producer: Tomáš Krupa (HAILSTONE)

Co-producer: Christian Popp (YUZU Production), Peter Drossler (Golden Girls Filmproduktion) 

TV co-producer: Slovak Television and Radio, ARTE G.E.I.E., Puls4 

Written and directed by: Tomáš Krupa

Executive Producer: Henrieta Cvangová

Cinematography by: Martin Čech, Ondřej Szollos 

Edited by: Peter Kudlička 

Editing consultancy: Michael Nollet 

Sound Design by: Miloš Hanzély 

Language: Multilanguage

International Sales: Taskovski Films (UK) 

With the financial support of Slovak Audiovisual Fund 

Co-funded by European Union in the programme MEDIA Creative Europe 

Co-funded by European Union in the programme MEDIA TV & Online Content

2026 © Hailstone, YUZU Productions, Golden Girls