Focus: Feature films is a competition of full-length acting films with distinctively original style. Both young and experienced filmmakers will compete for the prize. This year, 8 films from 6 countries will take part in the competition.
The Den, dir. Beatrice Baldacci (Italy) 2021, 90’, 18+
18-year-old Giulio lives in the country with his parents. Every summer looks the same, but this year he meets Lia, a bold, grumpy and introverted twenty-year-old girl. Lia starts Giulio into some strange and increasingly dangerous games. The more attracted to her Giulio is the more he wonders what’s in the old abandoned house, where no one is allowed to enter. Film presented at e.g. Tirana IFF and Venice IFF.