The Den (2013 film)

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””’The Den””’ (released in some countries as ””’Hacked””’) is a 2013 American [[Found footage (film technique)|found footage]] [[horror film]] directed by Zachary Donohue in his feature directorial debut.<ref>{{cite web |last=Woods |first=Kevin |date=23 October 2013 |title=IFC Midnight acquires Zachary Donohue’s The Den |url=https://joblo.com/horror-movies/news/ifc-midnight-acquires-zachary-donohues-the-den |accessdate=18 February 2014 |publisher=JoBlo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Gingold |first=Michael |title=Enter “THE DEN” via webcam chiller’s new trailer |url=http://www.fangoria.com/new/enter-the-den-via-webcam-chillers-new-trailer/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225134417/http://www.fangoria.com/new/enter-the-den-via-webcam-chillers-new-trailer/ |archive-date=25 February 2014 |accessdate=18 February 2014 |publisher=Fangoria}}</ref> Starring [[Melanie Papalia]], the film follows a graduate student who, while conducting research on an online chat platform, becomes the target of a network of killers who broadcast murders as part of a [[Black market|black-market]] website.

””’The Den””’ (released in some countries as ””’Hacked””’) is a 2013 American [[Found footage (film technique)|found footage]] [[horror film]] directed by Zachary Donohue in his feature directorial debut.<ref>{{cite web |last=Woods |first=Kevin |date=23 October 2013 |title=IFC Midnight acquires Zachary Donohue’s The Den |url=https://joblo.com/horror-movies/news/ifc-midnight-acquires-zachary-donohues-the-den |accessdate=18 February 2014 |publisher=JoBlo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Gingold |first=Michael |title=Enter “THE DEN” via webcam chiller’s new trailer |url=http://www.fangoria.com/new/enter-the-den-via-webcam-chillers-new-trailer/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225134417/http://www.fangoria.com/new/enter-the-den-via-webcam-chillers-new-trailer/ |archive-date=25 February 2014 |accessdate=18 February 2014 |publisher=Fangoria}}</ref> Starring [[Melanie Papalia]], the film follows a graduate student who, while conducting research on an online chat platform, becomes the target of a network of killers who broadcast murders as part of a [[Black market|black-market]] website.

First released in Russia on December 23, 2013, under the title ””’Смерть в сети””’ (”Death Online”),<ref>{{cite web |title=смерть в сети |url=http://www.megacritic.ru/film/2410.html |accessdate=21 February 2014 |publisher=Megacritic (in Russian)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Правда жизни |url=http://www.5-tv.ru/programs/broadcast/507939/ |accessdate=21 February 2014 |publisher=5TVR (in Russian)}}</ref> the film received a simultaneous limited theatrical and video-on-demand release in the United States on March 14, 2014, through [[IFC Midnight]]. ”The Den” explores themes of social media, computer hacking, [[voyeurism]], the [[deep web]], and filmed killings presented in the style of [[Snuff film|snuff films]].

First released in Russia on December 23, 2013, under the title ””’Смерть в сети””’ (”Death Online”),<ref>{{cite web |title=смерть в сети |url=http://www.megacritic.ru/film/2410.html |accessdate=21 February 2014 |publisher=Megacritic (in Russian)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Правда жизни |url=http://www.5-tv.ru/programs/broadcast/507939/ |accessdate=21 February 2014 |publisher=5TVR (in Russian)}}</ref> the film received a simultaneous limited theatrical and video-on-demand release in the United States on March 14, 2014, through [[IFC Midnight]]. ”The Den” explores themes of social media, computer hacking, [[voyeurism]], the [[deep web]], and filmed killings presented in the style of [[Snuff film|snuff films]].