Dobralak, ein Dorf kämpft gegen sein Verschwinden

Bulgaria is the EU country with the largest population decline. This is particularly hard on rural areas. This is also the case in the small village of Dobralak in the Rhodope Mountains, on Bulgaria's southern border. Fifty years ago, the village had around 1,000 inhabitants, but now the remaining fifty, mostly elderly residents, spend the long winters together. To combat loneliness, they celebrate old rituals and customs, and in summer there is a festival to which children, grandchildren, and former villagers are invited. Can reviving traditions breathe new life into the village of Dobralak?