Set in a remote 19th-century village, the story opens with the young boy Charles witnessing a horrifying slaughter of his family by a werewolf. His mother, before dying, entrusts him with a silver wolf-head amulet that once belonged to his grandfather, a legendary hunter of such creatures. The traumatic events mark Charles for life: he escapes death, triggers a trap that kills the beast, and dedicates himself to the dark art of hunting werewolves.

Twenty-five years later, Charles has grown into a fierce and experienced werewolf bounty-hunter, roaming the land with a team of fellow hunters. A fresh wave of terror hits a nearby village: a creature of a new, more dangerous breed stalks the townsfolk, one that can transform not only on the full moon but on three consecutive nights. In response, Charles and his crew accept the job to track and destroy this monster for a substantial reward.

Into this grim scenario steps Daniel, a young apprentice to the local doctor, who has been studying the werewolf’s victims in hopes of understanding the beast. Despite his scholarly leanings—and despite his wealthy girlfriend Eva urging him to abandon the hunt in favour of medical studies—Daniel is drawn into Charles’s band. He sees the mounting horror around him, the villagers terrorized, and insists on joining the hunters. Charles, wary at first, eventually consents.

As the hunt intensifies, the beast proves far more cunning and ruthless than imagined. It manipulates just as much as it kills, and the villagers become frantic, turning inward in paranoia, locking up suspects, executing prisoners and spiralling into chaos. In a twist of fate, Daniel begins to experience nightmares, wakes with injuries matching the monster’s, and comes to the horrifying realisation: he himself may be the werewolf.

The final confrontations bring shocking revelations: Daniel’s mother, a gypsy leader’s plea, the trusted doctor’s betrayal—all come to a head. A climactic battle pits Daniel (in werewolf form) against Stefan (a hundred-year-old wurdalak) and the corrupted doctor. Charles returns in the nick of time, shoots the doctor, spares Daniel and passes him the amulet, declaring that Daniel is now the hunter. Eva and Daniel embrace, while Charles and his crew walk off into the night.

In its essence, the film is a mixture of monster-horror, tragedy and coming-of-age. It explores guilt, identity and the fine line between monster and man: Daniel’s horror at becoming what he hunted; Charles’s lifelong duty forged in trauma; the villagers’ fear turning them into monsters in behaviour if not form. Though it received mixed reviews and was not hailed as a masterpiece, many viewers appreciate its dark mood, period setting and willingness to play with werewolf tropes in unexpected ways.