The Hollow (2016 film)

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The Hollow
The Hollow poster 2016.jpg
Directed by Miles Doleac
Written byMiles Doleac
Produced byMiles Doleac
Ryan H. Jackson
Mackenzie Westmoreland
Starring James Callis
Miles Doleac
Christiane Seidel
William Sadler
David Warshofsky
Jeff Fahey
William Forsythe
CinematographyBen McBurnett
Edited byD.J. Sing
Music by Clifton Hyde
Production
company
Historia Films
Distributed byUncork'd Entertainment
Release date
  • October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)(USA)
Running time
128 minutes
CountryAmerica
LanguageEnglish
Box office$3,755 [1]

The Hollow is a 2016 American crime film, directed and written by Miles Doleac. The film won 3 awards (Best Actor, Supporting Actor, and Cinematography) at the 2016 Long Island International Film Expo. [2]

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Plot

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 investigate. Lead agent, Vaughn Killinger (James Callis), battles personal demons as his partner, Sarah Desoto (Christiane Seidel), tries to hold him and the case together. They find a struggling and corrupt sheriff’s department, run by a chief deputy (Miles Doleac), who runs drugs for a shadowy figure, John Dawson (William Forsythe), who seems to be pulling all of the town’s strings from his antebellum mansion on the outskirts of town.

Cast

Reception

The film received mixed reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports an approval rating of 40%, with an average rating of 5.2/10, based on 5 reviews. [3]

Awards

YearAwardCategorySubjectResult
2016 Long Island International Film Expo [2] Best Actor Miles Doleac Won
Best Supporting Actor William Forsythe Won
Best CinematographyBen McBurnettWon

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References

  1. "Box Office Mojo: The Hollow". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 2017-06-07.
  2. 1 2 "Tech and Special Awards – Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE) 2016". Longislandfilm.com. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
  3. "The Hollow". Rotten Tomatoes .