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The Beast from Below

Original title
Zver iz Podruma
Country
Serbia
Language
Serbian
Genre
horror film
Logline

Daniel Zack (38) is a celebrated American independent comic book author of the very popular comic The Saw, which follows the adventures of the dark avenger Saw, a man with giant chainsaws instead of fists.It seems as if the comic book is starting to separate from its author, as if it is coming to life, changing uncontrollably. At the center of the mystery that begins to threaten his sanity there is something in the building itself, hidden in the legendary atomic shelter underground.

Synopsis

Daniel Zack (38) is a celebrated American independent comic book author of the very popular comic The Saw, which follows the adventures of the dark avenger Saw, a man with giant chainsaws instead of fists.It seems as if the comic book is starting to separate from its author, as if it is coming to life, changing uncontrollably. At the center of the mystery that begins to threaten his sanity there is something in the building itself, hidden in the legendary atomic shelter underground.

More info about the project

The production company was founded back in 2005 in order to produce genre films in Serbia. Talking Wolf Productions’ first feature film Zone of the Dead (2009). TWP has produced more feature films including Nymph (2014), The Rift (2016), The Quantum Devil (2023), and Slotherhouse (2023).

Producer
Anabela Lacko
Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Milan Konjević
Production
Talking Wolf Productions
Project Status
Development
Budget
1093911 €
Looking for
streamers, co-producers, distributors, public funds (national, regional, international), sales agent
Duration
90
Contact name
Anabela Lacko
Contact email
anabelalacko12@gmai.com
Milan Konjević
Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Milan Konjević

Milan Konjević was born in 1970 in Belgrade. In 1997, he graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade in Film and TV directing, with his short thriller Waiting for Death as his graduation film. In the past 15 years, he has become one of the best-known Serbian screen- writers and directors in television and has to date directed over 500 episodes of local drama shows, several feature films (including Zone of the Dead, Killer Mermaid, The Rift, and Nightworld) and US TV series.

Anabela Lacko
Producer
Anabela Lacko

Anabela Lacko was born in 1998 in Pancevo, Serbia. Graduated film production studies. Worked on several projects in different production positions, such as: Bullets Over Marseille (2021), The Quantum Devil (2023), Izolacija (2023), Budi Bog S Nama (2023), several commercials, as well as a producer and PR of FEFAstival 2022, a festival of student films. Since 2021, she’s part of Talking Wolf Productions team. The Beast From Below is her first project as a producer.