“Lightdox Acquires ‘The Big Boom!,’ Gabriel Tejedor’s Documentary on Bulgarian Arms Workers” — what this page in the network covers. Swiss filmmaker Gabriel Tejedor’s latest documentary, “The Big Boom!,” has been picked up by sales agent Lightdox ahead of its world premiere at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) in the Frontlight program. The film examines the town of Kazanlak, Bulgaria, where a weapons factory produces arms for Ukraine’s frontlines while many residents maintain cultural and historical ties to Russia.
Tejedor captures the daily lives of factory workers, local officials, and residents who navigate a new economic boom fueled by war, exposing the moral and social contradictions of a community caught between East and West. The documentary highlights Bulgaria’s strategic role in NATO’s eastern flank and the European Union’s rearmament, as the town’s Soviet-era industrial legacy is repurposed for a new conflict. The full version stays on the original page, which this listing opens directly.