The Hole in the Ground
“Fear the familiar.”
2019•R•1h 30m•5.7•Released
Horror
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.
Director
Lee Cronin
Writer
Lee Cronin, Stephen Shields
Revenue
$3M
Languages
English
Studio
Bankside Films
Cast
Seána Kerslake
Sarah O'Neill
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
Sarah Hanly
Lil Jones
Andrew Bennett
Doctor
John Quinn
Detective
Miro Lopperi
"It"
Alain Eloy
"it" (voice)
Helena Coppejans
"it" (voice)
Gregory Praet
"it" (voice)
Production
Company
Bankside Films
Company
Wrong Men
Company
Head Gear Films
Company
Metrol Technology
Company
Savage Productions
Company
Made
Company
Wild Atlantic Pictures
Company
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Company
Wallimage
Company
VOO
Company
BeTV
Company
BNP Paribas Fortis
Company
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland
Company
Finnish Film Foundation
Company
Cutting Edge Group
Company
YLE
Producer
Conor Barry
Producer
John Keville
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