

The Hole in the Ground
2019-03-01 · 90 min · ★ 5.7
Trying to escape her broken past, Sarah O’Neill is building a new life on the fringes of a backwood rural town with her young son Chris. A terrifying encounter with a mysterious neighbour shatters her fragile security, throwing Sarah into a spiralling nightmare of paranoia and mistrust, as she tries to uncover if the disturbing changes in her little boy are connected to an ominous sinkhole buried deep in the forest that borders their home.
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Production details
- Directors
- Lee Cronin
- Production companies
- Bankside Films, Wrong Men, Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology, Savage Productions, Made, Wild Atlantic Pictures, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Wallimage, VOO, BeTV, BNP Paribas Fortis, Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Finnish Film Foundation, Cutting Edge Group, YLE
- Countries
- Belgium, Finland, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 3,373,474
Top Cast
Seána KerslakeSarah O'Neill
James Quinn MarkeyChris O'Neill
James CosmoDes Brady
Kati OutinenNoreen Brady
Simone KirbyLouise Caul
Steve WallRob Caul
David CrowleyTeacher
Eoin MackenJay Caul
Andrew BennettDoctor
Alain Eloy"it" (voice)
Helena Coppejans"it" (voice)
Karim Barras"it" (voice)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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