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57% Critic Match
The Hole in the Ground
“Fear the familiar.”
5.7 / 10• 2019• 1h 30m•R• English
Horror
Storyline
Trying to escape her broken past, Sarah O’Neill is building a new life on the fringes of a backwood rural town with her young son Chris. A terrifying encounter with a mysterious neighbour shatters her fragile security, throwing Sarah into a spiralling nightmare of paranoia and mistrust, as she tries to uncover if the disturbing changes in her little boy are connected to an ominous sinkhole buried deep in the forest that borders their home.
Cast & Crew
Seána Kerslake
Sarah O'Neill
Lead
James Quinn Markey
Chris O'Neill
James Cosmo
Des Brady
Kati Outinen
Noreen Brady
Simone Kirby
Louise Caul
Steve Wall
Rob Caul
David Crowley
Teacher
Eoin Macken
Jay Caul
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lee Cronin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Hole in the Ground is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
