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.

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• 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	DCP
  Duration	79 min
  Year	2026
  Original Language	Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Romanes
  Subtitles	DE, FR, EN
  Country	Switzerland
  ISAN	0000-0007-0A18-0000-U-0000-0000-L