The Hole (2021)

Original title

Il buco

Directed by

Michelangelo Frammartino

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany, France, Italy

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

L

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 95 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1961, a group of speleologists descends into a vast cave system in southern Italy. The film follows both their careful exploration and the quiet daily life of a nearby elderly farmer.

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What happens

Il buco (Italian lit. 'The Hole') is a 2021 Italian drama film directed by Michelangelo Frammartino. Its storyline centres on discovery and exploration of the almost 700 metre deep Bifurto Abyss ("Abisso del Bifurto" in Italian) in the caves of Pollino in southern Italy in August 1961. The film was released on 3 September 2021. It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 78th Venice International Film Festival, and won the Special Jury Prize. The film is Frammartino's third feature length release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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