John and the Hole


John and the Hole is an upcoming American drama film directed by Pascual Sisto and written by Nicolás Giacobone. The film stars Charlie Shotwell, Jennifer Ehle, Michael C. Hall, Taissa Farmiga and Ben O'Brien. The film revolves around a 13 year-old boy who discovers a hole in his family’s backyard.

Plot

A coming of age psychological thriller that plays out the unsettling reality of a kid who holds his family captive in a hole in the ground.

Cast

Production

Development

The film is the directing debut of Pascual Sisto, and was written by Nicolás Giacobone.
The film is the first screen adaptation of Giacobone's novel El Pozo: "It's not unusual to dream of throwing someone in a hole. Most times that hole ends up being metaphorical, the dream almost never becomes reality. But what if we could actually throw that someone in a hole and keep him/her there. What if that someone was our whole family? The question pushed me into writing the short story El Pozo that ended up being the inspiration for John and the Hole."

Filming

for the film took place in Lexington, Lincoln and Norwood. Filming began on October, 2019 and lasted 23 days.

Release

The film was set to premiere at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival. On March 20, 2020, organizers announced the postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic.