The Hunt for Salamander
Summary
Kamen Petkov (50) runs Missing Persons division at the National Police Directorate. In the past he was struck by a great personal loss and family tragedy. 11 years ago, he was married to Ralica Petkova (40), also a police inspector, currently working at another police branch. The family loses a daughter in unclear incident and none of them suspects that behind the death of their child stands a powerful crime syndicate operating on the Balkans. The heavy loss leads to the disintegration of the family. In nowadays both parents are trying to forget and to run away from the tragic memory buried in the past, up to a moment when a violent murder of a Croatian girl in the city park becomes an active investigation involving Kamen. At the same time Ralica witness strange symptoms associated with poisoning leading to the death of shady Bulgarian businessman. Both investigations intertwine and lead to discoveries revealing not only the personality of the murderer of Kamen and Ralica’s child, but also uncover the secretive crime organization “Salamander”, which have spread its dark wings all over Europe.
“The Hunt For Salamander” won prestigious international awards becoming the most awarded Bulgarian TV series :
VEGAS MOVIE AWARDS – AWARD WINNER / BEST WEB/TV SERIES – Award of Merit – October 2021;
FLICKFAIR FILM FESTIVAL – AWARD WINNER / BEST TV SERIES IN VIEWERS` CHOICE CATEGORY – September 2021;
AMERICAN FILM AWARD – AWARD WINNER/BEST EPISODIC 10th Online Annual Edition;
NEW YORK FILM AWARDS – AWARD WINNER / BEST ENSEMBLE, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY to Boris Slavkov– August 2021;
ACCOLADE GLOBAL FILM COMPETITION – AWARD WINNER/BEST TV SERIES– August 2021;
FILM CON AWARDS – AWARD WINNER/ BEST PICTURE, BEST ORIGINAL STORY to Alexander Chobanov – September 2021;
LOS ANGELES FILM AWARDS (LAFA) – AWARD WINNER /BEST TV SERIES – August 2021;
ISTANBUL FILM AWARDS – AWARD WINNER/BEST TV SERIES – August 2021 / Nominated for Golden Star Awards Annual Gala, May 2022, Istanbul;
ROME INTERNATIONAL MOVIE AWARDS – AWARD WINNER/BEST TV SERIES, BEST PRODUCER to Alexander Hristiov / BEST TVFX July 2021;
BERLIN INTERNATIONAL TV SERIES FESTIVAL – FINALIST
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Production: Nova broadcasting Group
Genre: Crime/Drama
Episodes: 12
Episode duration: 60 min
Year: 2021
Director: Dimitar Dimitrov, Viktor Bozhinov
Script writer: Alexander Chobanov, Vladislav Tinchev
Main cast: Julian Vergov, Ana Papadopulu, Iva Mihalic, Hristo Petkov, Elena Telbis, Plamen Dimov, Ivan Barnev, Kire Giorevski, Robert Yanakiev, Petar Antonov, Koina Ruseva, Vesela Babinova