Elena's job is working on the percussion press 'Wagner' of 1933. This is a tragic comedy about the absurdity of one day in life, in which her dream comes true.
Production
That 1933 press is practically a character. Rust never looked so menacing.
Acting
Ernestina Chinova carries absurd tragedy like she's born for it.
Writing
One day, one machine, one wish. Tight as a drum.
Director
Andrey Slabakov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Bulgaria's post-communist transition, the film weaponizes industrial nostalgia into dark satire about worker exploitation that outlived the regime.
The actual Wagner press from 1933 was located in a real factory; Slabakov filmed there during working hours, blending documentary texture into fantasy.
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