The Hole
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Tsai Ming-liang
Yang Kuei-mei
Tien Miao
Hsiang-chu Tong
Hui-chin Lin
Lee Kang-sheng
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Seven days to go until the twenty-first century and somewhere in Taiwan the rain won't stop. A mysterious disease has reached epidemic proportions. A man in an apartment refuses to leave the quarantine zone. A plumber has been sent to check a leak for the downstairs neighbor. He leaves a sizeable hole in the middle of the man's room. The man doesn't seem to mind and he finds it useful for checking on his downstairs neighbor, a woman who stockpiles toilet paper. He quickly becomes fascinated by her, until she gets sick.
Director
Tsai Ming-liang
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the awards for Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress (Yang Kuei-mei) at the 1999 Singapore International Film Festival.
Winner of the Golden Hugo for Best Film at the 1998 Chicago International Film Festival.
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States 1999
Released in United States May 1998
Released in United States November 1998
Released in United States October 1998
Released in United States on Video November 7, 2000
Released in United States September 1998
Released in United States Spring March 12, 1999
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (in competition) May 13-24, 1998.
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (in competition) October 8-18, 1998.
Shown at London Film Festival November 5-19, 1998.
Shown at Montreal International Festival of New Cinema and New Media October 15-24, 1998.
Shown at Pusan International Film Festival September 24 - October 1, 1998.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 27 - February 7, 1999.
Shown at Singapore International Film Festival April 16 - May 1, 1999.
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival September 24 - October 1, 1998.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Dragons and Tigers) September 26 - October 12, 1998.)
Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 27 - February 7, 1999.)
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemproary World Cinema) September 10-19, 1998
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Dragons and Tigers) September 26 - October 12, 1998.
Shown at Viennale International Film Festival in Vienna October 16-28, 1998.
Released theatrically by Fox Lorber Associates as part of their "2000 Seen By..." series along with Miguel Albaladego's "The First Night of My Life" (Spain/France 1998) and Alain Berliner's "The Wall" (France/1998).
Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Singapore International Film Festival April 16 - May 1, 1999.)
Released in United States Spring March 12, 1999
Released in United States May 1998 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (in competition) May 13-24, 1998.)
Released in United States September 1998 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemproary World Cinema) September 10-19, 1998)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (in competition) October 8-18, 1998.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Montreal International Festival of New Cinema and New Media October 15-24, 1998.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Viennale International Film Festival in Vienna October 16-28, 1998.)
Released in United States November 1998 (Shown at London Film Festival November 5-19, 1998.)
Released in United States on Video November 7, 2000
