Short synopsis : THE HOLE IS THE FENCE is a gripping coming-of-age story that explores the social polarization rife in today’s Mexico.

Long 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

• Valeria Lamm, Yubah Ortega, Lucciano Kurti, Erick Walker, Jacek Poniedzialek, Enrique Lascurain, Takahiro Murokawa, Raul Vasconcelos

Crew

• Producer(s): Fernanda de la Peza, Joaquin Del Paso
• Director(s): Joaquin Del Paso
• Screenplay: Joaquin Del Paso, Lucy Pawlak
• DP: Alfonso Herrera Salcedo
• Editing: Paloma Lopez Carillo
• Original Music: Michael Stein, Kyle Dixon
• Set Design: Lucy Pawlak

• Original Title: El hoyo en la cerca
• Genre(s): Drama, Social Issues


• Production company: Amondo, Cárcava Cine
• Production date: 2021
• Language: Spanish

• Venice Film Festival 2021 - Orizzonti