John and the Hole

John and the Hole
Official release poster
Directed byPascual Sisto
Screenplay byNicolás Giacobone
Based onEl Pozo
by Nicolás Giacobone
Produced by
  • Elika Portnoy
  • Alex Orlovsky
  • Michael Bowes
Starring
CinematographyPaul Ozgur
Edited bySara Shaw
Music byCaterina Barbieri[1]
Production
companies
  • Mutressa Movies
  • 3311 Productions
Distributed byIFC Films
Release dates
  • January 29, 2021 (2021-01-29) (Sundance)
  • August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06) (United States)
[1]
Running time
98 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$26,069[3]

John and the Hole is a 2021 American coming-of-age psychological thriller[4] film directed by Pascual Sisto and written by Nicolás Giacobone. A feature-length adaptation of Giacobone's short story, El Pozo, the film stars Charlie Shotwell, Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Ehle, and Taissa Farmiga. The film revolves around a boy who discovers an unfinished bunker in the neighboring woods of his home.

The film was selected for the official selection of the 2020 Cannes Film Festival and had its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on January 29, 2021.[2][1] It was released on August 6, 2021, by IFC Films.

  1. ^ a b c "2021 Sundance Film Festival". fpg.festival.sundance.org. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "The films of the Official Selection 2020". Festival de Cannes 2021. June 3, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "John and the Hole". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  4. ^ "Home". John and the Hole. Retrieved October 27, 2021.