The Hole in the Fence

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El hoyo en la cerca
The Hole in the Fence poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Joaquin del Paso
Written byLucy Pawlak
Joaquin del Paso
Produced byJoaquín del Paso
Fernanda de la Peza
StarringValeria Lamm
Lucciano Kurti
Yubáh Ortega
Erick Walker
CinematographyAlfonso Herrera Salcedo
Edited byPaloma López
Music byKyle Dixon
Michael Stein
Production
companies
Amondo Films
Cárcava Cine
Release dates
  • September 3, 2021 (2021-09-03)(Venice)
  • October 4, 2021 (2021-10-04)(Golden Orange)
  • June 9, 2022 (2022-06-09)(Mexico)
Running time
100 minutes
CountriesMexico
Poland
LanguageSpanish

The Hole in the Fence (Spanish: El hoyo en la cerca) is a 2021 Mexican-Polish thriller drama film directed by Joaquin del Paso and written by del Paso and Lucy Pawlak. [1] Starring Valeria Lamm, Lucciano Kurti, Yubáh Ortega & Erick Walker. [2] The film was named on the shortlist for Mexican's entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards, but it was not selected. [3]

Contents

Synopsis

Every year at Centro Escolar Los Pinos, a renowned religious private school for boys, sends “the children of the Mexican elite” to a summer camp in the countryside. Under the watchful eye of their teachers and priests, the boys are strengthened physically, morally and in their faith. But then they discover a hole in the fence surrounding the camp. [4]

Cast

The actors participating in this film are: [5] [6]

Release

The film had its international premiere on September 3, 2021, at the 78th Venice International Film Festival. [4] On October 4, 2021, it screened at the 58th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, [7] it also screened at the BFI London Film Festival in the middle of the same month. [8] It was commercially released on June 9, 2022, in Mexican theaters. [9]

Reception

Critical reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 90% of 10 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.8/10. [10]

David Katz from Cineuropa wrote: "This is an eminently well-made, well-designed and watchable piece of work, with fine, improvisational performances from young adolescents acting for the first time. It may be an odd claim to make in light of the Michel Franco comparison, but The Hole in the Fence still undoes itself slightly because of its sensationalist tone and the vaguer aspects of its harsh critique of religious education. When a film is both political and incoherent, the former element loses its sting." [11]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResultRef.
2021 Cairo International Film Festival Best FilmThe Hole in the FenceWon [12]
Hollywood Music In Media Awards Best Original Score - Independent Film (Foreign Language)Kyle Dixon & Michael SteinNominated [13]
Huelva Festival - Ibero-American CinemaBest FilmThe Hole in the FenceNominated [14]
Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival Best International FilmNominated [15]
Morelia International Film Festival Best FilmNominated [16]
Best DirectorJoaquin del PasoNominated
Venice Film Festival Queer Lion Nominated [17]
Best FilmThe Hole in the FenceNominated
Warsaw International Film Festival Competition 1-2 Award - Best FilmNominated [18] [19]
2022FICUNAM UNAM International Film FestivalBest Mexican FilmNominated [20]
Ariel Award Best Screenplay Written Directly for the ScreenJoaquin del Paso & Lucy PawlakNominated [21]
Best SoundGuido Berenblum, Santiago Arroyo, Jaime Baksht & Michelle CouttolencNominated
Best Original ScoreKyle Dixon & Michael SteinNominated
Best Costume DesignUrsula SchneiderNominated
Best EditingPaloma LópezNominated
2023Canacine Awards, MXBest Newcomer - MaleYubah OrtegaNominated [22]

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