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The Hole (1998)

The Hole poster
Original title
Directed by
Tsai Ming-liang
Genre
drama film, musical film
Country
Taiwan, France
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
15
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 96 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man and a woman live in neighboring apartments with a hole in the floor. They are isolated by a mysterious plague and communicate through the hole while dealing with their own routines.

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What happens

The Hole (Chinese: 洞; pinyin: dòng; lit. 'hole'), also known as The Last Dance, is a 1998 Taiwanese drama-musical film directed by Tsai Ming-liang. It stars Yang Kuei-mei and Lee Kang-sheng. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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