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.
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