While exploring the neighboring woods, 13-year-old John discovers an unfinished bunker — a deep hole in the ground. Seemingly without provocation, he drugs his affluent parents and older sister and drags their unconscious bodies into the bunker, where he holds them captive. As they anxiously wait for John to free them from the hole, the boy returns home, where he can finally do what he wants.
Charlie Shotwell
John
Taissa Farmiga
Laurie
Jennifer Ehle
Anna
Michael C. Hall
Brad
Lucien Spelman
Charlie
Ivy O'Brien
Peter
Pamela Jayne Morgan
Teacher
Georgia Lyman
Gloria
Samantha LeBretton
Lily
Tamara Hickey
Paula
John and the Hole is a drama, thriller, horror film released in 2021 exploring themes of massachusetts, bunker, family relationships, coming of age, teenage boy, based on short story. Directed by Pascual Sisto, it stars Charlie Shotwell, Taissa Farmiga, Jennifer Ehle. While exploring the neighboring woods, 13-year-old John discovers an unfinished bunker — a deep hole in the ground. Seemingly without provocation, he drugs his affluent parents and older sister and drags their unconscious bodies into the bunker, where he holds them captive. As they anxiously wait for John to free them from the hole, the boy returns home, where he can finally do what he wants.
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