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The Hole

1997 · 100 min

A slow-building domestic nightmare where politeness curdles into menace, keeping you uneasy in a quiet, claustrophobic way.

Directed by
Kim Sung-hong
Genres
Thriller, Horror
Overview
Newlywed, Su-jin, believes that nothing will interfere with her happiness or come between herself and her husband, Dong-woo. That is, until she meets her mother-in-law. Dong-woo is devoted to his mother and now that they are all living together, it isn't long before Su-jin notices something unnatural about the amount of affection between the two. When confronted, Dong-woo promises his new wife that she will be his priority. However, he must spend a lot of time away from home because of his job granting the mother-in-law sufficient time to plot how to eliminate her rival.

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Directed by
Kim Sung-hong
Genres
Thriller, Horror
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • power
Places
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror5
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
thriller, horror
Directed by
Kim Sung-hong
Written by
Yeo Hye-yeong
Starring
Choi Ji-woo, Park Yong-woo, Yun So-jeong, Mun Su-jin, Ku Hye-ryeong
Runtime
100 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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