The Big Boom!
Film
Synopsis
In Bulgaria’s “Valley of Roses,” the town of Kazanlak blooms in the shadow of a weapons factory supplying seemingly distant wars. 8,000 people produce ammunition for Ukraine’s front lines, even as many still feel bound to Russia. Rifles are assembled while children learn to handle guns at local folklore fairs.
In this landscape of quiet absurdity, where war underwrites everyday life, residents navigate a fragile balance between survival, belief, and identity. With irony and intimacy, the film reveals lives shaped by contradiction, where pacifist ideals collide with the need to make a living from war.
Credits
Script, Director, Sound
Gabriel Tejedor
Producer
Susanna Guggenberger
Associate Producer
Vadim Jendreyko
Camera
Thomas Szczepanski
Montage
Christine Hoffet
Location Management, Recherche
Lora Fileva
Music composer
Petar Dundakov
Sound Design
Daniel Almada
Sound Mix
Dominik Avenvedde, Daniel Almada
A production by
Mira Film Basel GmbH
in co-production with
Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, RTS
SRG SSR
With financial support of
Swisslos-Fonds Basel-Stadt und Basel-Landschaft
Fachausschuss Film und Medienkunst BS/BL
Bundesamt für Kultur (BAK)
Cinéforom
Loterie Romande
Zürcher Filmstiftung
Kulturfonds Suissimage
Succès Passage Antenne
Journa Fonds
Ville de Genève
Technical Details
Format
DCPLength
79minColor
trueYear
2026Original Language
Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, RomanesSubtitles
DE, FR, ENCountry
SwitzerlandISAN
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