The Hole
The Hole is a 2001 British psychological thriller film directed by Nick Hamm, based on the 1993 novel After the Hole by Guy Burt. The film stars Thora Birch, Desmond Harrington, Daniel Brocklebank, Laurence Fox, Keira Knightley, and Embeth Davidtz. Filmed in 2000, the film featured Thora Birch in the lead role which was attributed to her appearance in American Beauty (1999). It also marked Knightley's first major role in a feature film.
Plot
Private school student Liz resurfaces, disheveled and bloody, after disappearing 18 days prior along with her peers Mike, Geoff, and Frankie. Liz is interviewed by a psychiatrist, Dr. Phillipa Horwood. Liz recounts how her friend Martin arranged for the four to spend the weekend in an abandoned underground nuclear fallout shelter to avoid a school field trip. Liz portrays herself as being unpopular but as Frankie is her friend, she was able to convince the others to go down into the shelter.
More details
| author | Ben Court Caroline Ip |
|---|---|
| director | Nick Hamm |
| editor | Niven Howie |
| genre | mystery thriller |
| keywords | abandon beat bulimia bulimia nervosa cardiac arrest climb coca-cola discover disturb fallout shelter field trip hatred lock meet morning murder nuclear fallout nuclear fallout shelter obsess police custody popular girl private school river scream suicide pact trap vomit weir win |
| musicBy | Clint Mansell |
| producer | Jeremy Bolt Lisa Bryer Pippa Cross |
| productionCompany | Cowboy Films Granada Film Productions Impact Pictures Le Studio Canal+ The Film Council |
| publisher | Pathé |
| theme | mystery thriller psychological thriller teen |