General Information
Completed On: 01 Jul, 2017
Duration: 11 min 43 sec
Genres: Short
Language: English
Country: United Kingdom
Submitted By: Deep Shock Film
Festival Rating 8.2
An isolated chalet in a snowy forest... A man blinded by alcohol... A woman unable to rebel... And an 8-year-old child troubled and dark... The silent night is broken with cries... the start of a terrible nightmare!
Man's biggest fear has risen again!
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DirectorsDavide MeliniDeep Shock, Mother of Tears: The Third Mother, Penny Dreadful
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ProducersLuca VannellaAvengers, Thor, Harry Potter
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ProducersAlexis ContinenteMurder on the Orient Express, Transformers: The Last Knight, Thor
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ProducersVincenzo MastrantonioTitanic, Moulin Rouge, The Passion of Christ
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ProducersBobby Holland HantonAvengers, The Dark Knight Rises, Game of Thrones
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ProducersFerdinando MerollaTroy, Gangs of New York, Hannibal Rising
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ProducersRoberto PaglialungaDeep Shock, To Rome with Love
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ProducersFabel AguileraThe Puzzle, The sweet hand of the White Rose, Deep Shock
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WritersFabel AguileraDeep Shock, Mother of Tears: The Third Mother, Penny Dreadful
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Key CastPedro Sánchez
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Key CastMichael SegalDark Resurrection - Keepers of the Force, S'arena. A Tale from Nuraghes
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Key CastTania Mercader
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Film TypeShort
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GenresHorror,Fantasy,Sci-Fi,Drama
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Runtime11 minutes 43 seconds
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Completion Date01 Jul, 2017
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Production BudgetUSD
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Country of OriginUnited Kingdom
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Country of Filming
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Film LanguageEnglish
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Shooting Format6K Red Epic Dragon
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Aspect Ratio16:9
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Film ColorColor
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Student ProjectNo
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First-time FilmmakerNo
Director's Biography
Davide Melini was born on April 9, 1979 in Rome. His career officially started up in 2004 and, until now, he has directed 6 short films: "Amore estremo" (2006), "La sceneggiatura" (2006), "The Puzzle" (2008), "The Sweet Hand of the White Rose" (2010), "Lion" (2017) and "Deep Shock" (2019).
In his career he has also worked as an assistant director in the TV series "Roma" (2005), "Penny Dreadful" (2016) and "Into the Badlands" (2017), in the movies "Three on the road" (2006) by Roberto Cimpanelli, "Mother of Tears: The Third Mother" (2007) by Dario Argento, "Este amor es de otro planeta" (2019) by Daniel Diosdado and "Mi gran despedida" (2019) by Antonio Hens and Antonio Álamo.
All his short films have won many international festival awards and they received excellent critics worldwide.
With 365 awards, "Lion" has become the most awarded horror short film in history.
In July 2012, the well-known American website "Dr. Terror Blog of Horror", presented the "Italian Horror Week: The Rebirth of the Italian Horror Empire" including Davide Melini as one of the best Italian filmmakers of this genre.
In January 2013, the famous American website "Creepercast" presented the best director of horror movies around the world. "Creepy Horror Bites: The Independent Short Horror Film Director You Should Know Vol. 2" pays tribute to Davide Melini and his short films.
In November 2014, the popular Swedish website "Theatre of Blood" has paid a real tribute to the 'giallo' and the Italian horror films. In the article talks about Mario Bava, Dario Argento, Lucio Fulci, Sergio Martino, Antonio Margheriti, Massimo Dallamano, Umberto Lenzi, Riccardo Freda, Lamberto Bava, Michele Soavi, Aldo Lado, etc., Many films are also analyzed, with a special eye about music (Ennio Morricone and the Goblin are mentioned). A complete tribute that spanning the entire history of Italian Horror. The article also talks about the new generation of giallo filmmaker and Davide Melini is considered as one of the most promising Italian horror directors.
