The Hole

The Hole

A search for intimacy in a world of disaster.

1999•1h 35m•6.9/10

DramaRomanceScience Fiction

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.9/10(88)

In the final days of the year 1999, almost everyone in Taiwan has died from a strange plague that ravished the island. As rain pours down relentlessly, a single man is stuck with an unfinished plumbing job and a hole in his floor. This results in a very odd relationship with the woman who lives below him.

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Production

Haut et Court, Arc Light Films, La Sept-Arte, Central Motion Picture Corporation, China Television

Language

ZH

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Yang Kuei-mei

Yang Kuei-mei

The Woman Downstairs

Lee Kang-Sheng

Lee Kang-Sheng

The Man Upstairs

Miao Tian

Miao Tian

The Customer at Market

Hui-Chin Lin

Neighbor

Lin Kun-huei

The Kid

Tong Hsiang-Chu

The Plumber

Chen Shiang-Chyi

Chen Shiang-Chyi

(voice)

Daphne Han

(voice)

Bo-Chin Wei

(voice)

Jacques Picoux

Jacques Picoux

(voice)

Yee Chih-yen

Yee Chih-yen

(voice)

Lu Yi-ching

Lu Yi-ching

(voice)

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