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International Competition · 43rd Edition

THE HOLE IN THE FENCE

Director

Joaquin Del Paso, Joaquín DEL PASO

Country

Mexico, Poland

Runtime

1 h 40 min

Language

Spanish

Premiere

MENA premiere (Middle East and North Africa)

Synopsis

At a secluded exclusive summer camp in the Mexican countryside, under the watchful eyes of their adult guardians, boys from a prestigious private school receive physical, moral and religious training to turn them into tomorrow’s elite. The discovery of a hole in the perimeter fence triggers a chain of increasingly disturbing events. Hysteria quickly spreads

Cast

Juan Carlos Del Castillo (Supporting Actor), Valeria LAMM, Yubáh ORTEGA, Lucciano KURTI, Erick WALKER, Jacek PONIEDZIALEK, Enrique LASCURÁIN

Screenplay

Joaquin Del Paso, Lucy Pawlak

Producers

Joaquin Del Paso, Fernanda de La Peza

About the Director

Born in Mexico City in 1986. He studied at the Polish National Film School in Lodz, where he graduated with a Master in Arts. Maquinaria Panamericana, his first feature film, premiered at the Berlinale Forum in 2016. The Hole in the Fence, his second feature film, premiered at the Venice Film Festival in the Orizzonti section. Joaquín is a founding member of Cárcava, a Mexico City-based production company and of Amondo Films, a film collective based in Warsaw, Delhi and Mexico City.

Screenings

Fri 03 Dec · 18:00 – 19:40 Opera House - Grand Hall
Sat 04 Dec · 19:00 – 20:40 Zamalek Cinema 1
Mon 06 Dec · 20:00 – 21:40 Opera House - Fountain Theatre