Kaloyan Trifonov

At the height of the refugee crisis in Bulgaria, a competent DANS employee and an ambitious local investigator are investigating the murder of a retired police officer in the border town of Smolyan. The clues are gradually turning them into a terrible secret about a crime that will overturn their investigation and personal fate.

In the village of Vrakola, nestled in the Tran region, mysterious and unexplainable events unfold. People are found murdered in bizarre ways, while others wake up with peculiar marks on their bodies resembling bird claw prints. A sinister, inhuman force seems to have descended upon the village. Amid the chaos, Emil Slavov, a resident of a nursing home, teams up with border officers Bozhana Gorneva and her colleague Mitko to investigate these chilling occurrences. Their search uncovers long-buried secrets from the past and brings them face-to-face with the "Mamnik" – a demonic bird from Bulgarian folklore. As the darkness deepens, Emil’s son, Delyan Slavov, mysteriously vanishes. Joining the fight against the evil are Dana, a vrazhalitsa with mystical knowledge, and Lazar Karaivanov, a platenik – a resurrected soul with unfinished business in the mortal world. Prepare to delve into a world of folklore, mystery, and suspense in this gripping tale of the supernatural!

The series presents intertwined human destinies in a hospital environment in Bulgaria in the 1990s, where the personal dramas of medical specialists collide with the tense everyday life and difficult moral choices.

The series presents intertwined human destinies in a hospital environment in Bulgaria in the 1990s, where the personal dramas of medical specialists collide with the tense everyday life and difficult moral choices. Against the backdrop of the social turmoil of the transition, secrets, criminal connections and the consequences of decisions that leave a lasting mark on the lives of the characters are revealed.