The Den
TITLE
The Den
DIRECTOR
Beatrice Baldacci
COUNTRY
Italy
YEAR
2021
DURATION
90′
GENRE
Debut Feature
Overview

The Den
Giulio has just turned eighteen and lives in the country with his parents. Once again he will spend the summer with his family, without ever leaving his home. In the house next door, uninhabited for years, Lia, a bold, grumpy and introverted twenty-year-old girl, arrives. Lia starts Giulio into some strange and increasingly dangerous games. Giulio is deeply attracted to her, but he still hasn't understood what she's hiding in that old abandoned house, where no one is allowed to enter.

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Beatrice Baldacci
Beatrice Baldacci was born in Città di Castello in 1993. She studied psychology in Padua and then moved to Rome to study cinema. While studying directing and photography with Daniele Ciprì and Claudio Cupellini, she made the fiction short film "Corvus Corax" which participated in numerous festivals. In 2017 she graduated with honours under the supervision of Susanna Nicchiarelli with a thesis on the border between man and animal and anthropomorphisation in cinema. After completing her studies, she made some experiences on set and in 2018 she won the artistic residency Immerge making the short documentary film "Un posto sicuro". In 2019 she wins the Premio Zavattini 18/19 with the autobiographical short film "Supereroi senza Superpoteri", entirely made with VHS footage. "Supereroi senza superpoteri" has its world premiere at the 76th Venice International Film Festival 2019 in the Orizzonti section, where it wins a FEDIC Special Mention as the best short film of the exhibition. In 2021 she makes her first feature film "La Tana", produced by Lumen Films, developed within the Biennale College Cinema programme 2020/21 and premiered at the 78th Venice International Film Festival.
Credits
- Director Beatrice Baldacci
- Screenplay Beatrice Baldacci, Edoardo Puma
- Cinematography Giorgio Giannoccaro
- Editing Isabella Guglielmi
- Cast Irene Vetere, Lorenzo Aloi
- Producer/s Andrea Gori, Alma Bartiromo
- Production Company Lumen Films
- Distributor/s Lights On
Specifications
- Project Title The Den
- Project Type Debut Feature
- Completion Date September 1, 2021
- Country of origin Italy
- Country of filming Italy
- Language Italian
- First-time Filmmaker Yes
- Student Project No

Beatrice Baldacci
Beatrice Baldacci was born in Città di Castello in 1993. She studied psychology in Padua and then moved to Rome to study cinema. While studying directing and photography with Daniele Ciprì and Claudio Cupellini, she made the fiction short film "Corvus Corax" which participated in numerous festivals. In 2017 she graduated with honours under the supervision of Susanna Nicchiarelli with a thesis on the border between man and animal and anthropomorphisation in cinema. After completing her studies, she made some experiences on set and in 2018 she won the artistic residency Immerge making the short documentary film "Un posto sicuro". In 2019 she wins the Premio Zavattini 18/19 with the autobiographical short film "Supereroi senza Superpoteri", entirely made with VHS footage. "Supereroi senza superpoteri" has its world premiere at the 76th Venice International Film Festival 2019 in the Orizzonti section, where it wins a FEDIC Special Mention as the best short film of the exhibition. In 2021 she makes her first feature film "La Tana", produced by Lumen Films, developed within the Biennale College Cinema programme 2020/21 and premiered at the 78th Venice International Film Festival.
SELECTIONS & AWARDS

Tirana International Film Festival
Best PrespecTIFF Award, 2022

Venice Film Festival
Biennale College Cinema, 2021