The Hole (2001)

Name: The Hole
Director: Nick Hamm
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2001-04-20
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Thora Birch, Desmond Harrington, Daniel Brocklebank, Laurence Fox

R | 102 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Four teenagers at a British private school secretly uncover and explore the depths of a sealed underground hole created decades ago as a possible bomb shelter.

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Thora Birch

Liz
Desmond Harrington

Mike
Daniel Brocklebank

Martin
Laurence Fox

Geoff
Keira Knightley

Frankie
Embeth Davidtz

Dr. Philippa Horwood
Steven Waddington

DCS Tom Howard
Emma Griffiths Malin

Daisy
Jemma Powell

Minnie

(as Gemma Powell)
Gemma Craven

Mrs. Dunn
Anastasia Hille

Gillian
Kelly Hunter

DI Chapman
Maria Pastel

Policewoman
Celia Montague

Solicitor
Kevin Trainor

Boy in School

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Awards

1 win & 3 nominations.

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5 October 2004 | ma-cortes

| Good suspense and intrigue motion picture

The movie concerns a bunch of adolescents formed by Thora Birch , Desmond Harrington , Kiera Knightley and others who stake to shelter in a bunker .

They're closed up and then terrible events originate .

Although the happening develops itself in locked place the film is not tiring .

The yarn mingles emotions , violence , shocks , thriller , the suspense doesn't fail and that's why it's bemusing and isn't boring .

Acting by Thora Birch is awesome , she was paid a high salary due to her recent acclaimed role in American Beauty (1998) . The beautiful and very young Kiera Knightley -she war 15 when this movie was shot- is ready as a future main star (Pirates del Caribbean, curse of the black pearl) and even she has a brief first nude scene . And Desmond Harrington (Ghost ship) is cool .

The film has relation to last group of English movies developed in shut and strange stages as the Bunkers or trenches , for example : ¨Deathwatch¨ and ¨the Bunker¨.

The movie has a pretty twisted plot and the final storyline has extraordinary and fascinating surprises. The motion pictture was well directed by Nick Hamm (Killing Bono , Godsend , Talk of angels) . Flick will appeal mystery and emotions fans.

Rating: 6/10 Good . Well worth watching

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Parents Guide

The cops are looking for the four teenagers in the woods. Then one of the cops stands in front of the hole's door and Liz hears a noise and pretends she doesn't hear anything.
A one year later-feature where you see a guy sitting behind a computer. Liz comes to sit next to him en says her name is Beth.
A different scene where Phillipa pretends she puts the camera off, after Liz told her story Later, she walks outside. Later, when she watches the tape, she sees Liz saying 'Yeah, it's raining bitch'
A different beginning featuring alternate camera angles.
An extended morgue scene, where you see Phillipa exaiming both bodies instead of one at the time.
A different scene where Liz reveals to Mike why she locked them in.
An alternative beginning with Liz sitting in a chair having flashbacks about the hole, at the end the door of the hole closes.