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The Hollow

The Hollow

High-profile murder, low-profile town

20164.82h 8mNR

Overview

When a U.S. congressman's daughter passing through a small town in Mississippi dies in a mysterious triple homicide, a team of F.B.I. agents descends to investigate, the team's brilliant but jaded lead agent battling demons both past and present, as his beautiful, tough-as-nails partner tries to hold him and the case together. They find a struggling and corrupt sheriff's department, a shadowy and much-feared figure, who seems to be pulling all of the town's strings from his mansion on the edge of town and a local victim with a strange connection to a number of the town's most prominent figures.

Directed by Miles Doleac
Written by Miles Doleac
Produced by Miles Doleac, Ryan H. Jackson, Mackenzie Westmoreland
Box Office0Revenue: $4K

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Top Cast

William Sadler

William Sadler

Sheriff Beau McKinney

James Callis

James Callis

Vaughn Killinger

Jeff Fahey

Jeff Fahey

Darryl Everett

William Forsythe

William Forsythe

Big John Dawson

David Warshofsky

David Warshofsky

Principal Adam Markey

Sherri Eakin

Sherri Eakin

Jolene

Garrett Hines

Garrett Hines

Bryce McDaniel

Christiane Seidel

Christiane Seidel

Sarah Desoto

Miles Doleac

Miles Doleac

Ray Everett

C

Candice Michele Barley

Trisha Everett

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Themes & Keywords

small towncorruptionmississippi riverfbimurder

About The Hollow

The Hollow is a crime, drama, mystery, thriller film released in 2016 exploring themes of small town, corruption, mississippi river, fbi, murder. Directed by Miles Doleac, it stars William Sadler, James Callis, Jeff Fahey. When a U.S. congressman's daughter passing through a small town in Mississippi dies in a mysterious triple homicide, a team of F.B.I. agents descends to investigate, the team's brilliant but jaded lead agent battling demons both past and present, as his beautiful, tough-as-nails partner tries to hold him and the case together. They find a struggling and corrupt sheriff's department, a shadowy and much-feared figure, who seems to be pulling all of the town's strings from his mansion on the edge of town and a local victim with a strange connection to a number of the town's most prominent figures.

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