Seven broke Bulgarians become mercenaries. What could possibly go wrong? (Everything. Everything goes wrong.)
Seven Bulgarians living in a small town on the Danube river decide to become contract soldiers rangers to get rid of poverty. Their training drills and military maneuvers provoke smiles but thoughts as well for the fate of Europe and the world.
Acting
Dragiev's deadpan desperation sells every absurd moment
Direction
Nitchev balances slapstick drills with genuine pathos
Director
Ivan Nitchev
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Reflects real post-2008 EU economic migration crises, where Bulgarian workers were routinely exploited across Western Europe.
The title's dark irony lands harder when you realize most of these 'rangers' never actually kill anyone—they're too incompetent. The real violence is economic.
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