The Den (2013 film)
| The Den | |
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Russian language film poster from initial release | |
| Directed by | Zachary Donohue |
| Written by | Zachary Donohue Lauren Thompson |
| Starring | Melanie Papalia Matt Riedy David Schlachtenhaufen |
| Cinematography | Bernard Hunt |
| Edited by | Joseph Pettinati |
| Music by | Evan Goldman Zachary Donohue |
Production companies | Cliffbrook Films Onset Films |
| Distributed by | IFC Midnight |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $500,000 |
The Den (released in some countries as Hacked) is a 2013 American slasher film by Zachary Donohue and his feature film directorial debut. The film is shot in screenlife and found footage style and was first released in Russia as смерть в сети, Death Online on December 23, 2013. It was given a simultaneous limited theatrical and VOD release on March 14, 2014 through IFC Midnight. It stars Melanie Papalia as a young woman who discovers a murder via webcam.
The film explores the themes of social media, computer hacking, voyeurism, the deep web, filmed deaths in the style of a snuff film, and kidnapping.