The Hole

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The Hole

Directed by Tsai Ming-liang

A search for intimacy in a world of disaster.

In the final days of the year 1999, almost everyone in Taiwan has died from a strange plague that ravished the island. Supposedly spread by cockroaches, the disease sends its victims into a psychosis where they act like the insects and eventually die. The two protagonists live In a crumbling apartment building right above and below each other. The woman is on the lower floor, and the pipes above her apartment are leaking fiercely, threatening to destroy her food supply, not to mention her sanity. She calls a plumber to go check it out, and he accidentally pokes a hole through the floor of the man's apartment. The two have never met before, and they come into contact through the hole.

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O Buraco, Der letzte Tanz, I trypa, Dziura, Dong, A lyuk, Hullet, The Last Dance, El agujero, Hålet, Η Τρύπα, The hole, Le trou, The Hole - Il buco, 구멍, Дыра

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Premiere

16 May 1998
  • Flag for France France Cannes Film Festival
14 Sep 1998
  • Flag for Canada Canada Toronto International Film Festival
01 Oct 1998
  • Flag for the USA USA Chicago International Film Festival

Theatrical

24 Mar 1999
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13 Jan 2000
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30 Nov 2000
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14 Sep 1998
  • Premiere Toronto International Film Festival
16 May 1998
  • Premiere Cannes Film Festival
24 Mar 1999
  • Theatrical
13 Jan 2000
  • Theatrical
30 Nov 2000
  • Theatrical15
01 Oct 1998
  • Premiere Chicago International Film Festival