The Bulgarian army hired PSYCHICS to dig for aliens. Yes, this really happened. No, they didn't find it.
A military satire inspired by wild real-life events from the 1990s when, in the chaotic aftermath of the fall of communism, a task force comprised of high-ranking Bulgarian army officers and psychics embarked on a top-secret military operation in the small village of Tsarichina to dig up an elusive alien artifact that would change the course of history and make Bulgaria great again.
Writing
True story so bizarre it reads like fever dream fiction.
Acting
Gosheva's committed deadpan against absolute absurdity.
Direction
Grozeva and Valchanov's signature tragicomic restraint.
Director
Petar Valchanov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Tsarichina operation lasted three years, consumed 20% of Bulgaria's military budget, and found absolutely nothing. The officers were merely reassigned.
Directors Grozeva and Valchanov are part of Bulgaria's 'new wave' — their previous films The Lesson and Glory similarly weaponize bureaucratic absurdity against post-socialist anxiety.
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