The Hole in the Fence (Spanish: El hoyo en la cerca) is a 2021 Mexican-Polish thriller drama film directed by Joaquin del Paso and written by del Paso and Lucy Pawlak.[1] Starring Valeria Lamm, Lucciano Kurti, Yubáh Ortega & Erick Walker.[2] The film was named on the shortlist for Mexican's entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards, but it was not selected.[3]
| El hoyo en la cerca | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Joaquin del Paso |
| Written by | Lucy Pawlak Joaquin del Paso |
| Produced by | Joaquín del Paso Fernanda de la Peza |
| Starring | Valeria Lamm Lucciano Kurti Yubáh Ortega Erick Walker |
| Cinematography | Alfonso Herrera Salcedo |
| Edited by | Paloma López |
| Music by | Kyle Dixon Michael Stein |
Production companies | Amondo Films Cárcava Cine |
Release dates | September 3, 2021 (Venice) October 4, 2021 (Golden Orange) June 9, 2022 (Mexico) |
Running time | 100 minutes |
| Countries | Mexico Poland |
| Language | Spanish |
Synopsis edit
Every year at Centro Escolar Los Pinos, a renowned religious private school for boys, sends “the children of the Mexican elite” to a summer camp in the countryside. Under the watchful eye of their teachers and priests, the boys are strengthened physically, morally and in their faith. But then they discover a hole in the fence surrounding the camp.[4]
Cast edit
The actors participating in this film are:[5][6]
- Valeria Lamm as Jordi de la Torre
- Lucciano Kurti as Joaquín
- Jacek Poniedzialek as Professor Sztuhr
- Yubáh Ortega Iker Fernández as Eduardo
- Santiago Barajas Hamue as Diego
- Eric David Walker as Diego Peña
- Enrique Lascurain as Professor Monteros
- Diego Lozano as Josue
- Carlos Morett as "The Rat"
- Shota Yamada as Shota
- Raul Vasconcelos as Edwin
- Giovanni Conconi as Fito Salinas
- Pedro Nájera Contreras as Lolo
- José Alfredo Nájera Nuevo as Alfredo Juan
- Adolfo Osorio as "El Lunes"
- Bárbara Hernández as Selena
- Gabriel Fritsch as Chi Chi
- Takahiro Murokawa as Professor Tanaka
- Marcela Rendon as Josue's mom
- Raúl Nájera as Gardener 2
- Carlos Morett Joaquin Mcarthy as "The Fetus"
- Juan Pablo Ferreiro Soria as "The Ricky"
- Rafael Ayala as "The Güero"
- Charles Oppenheim as Professor Barquette
- Jerónimo Bahamón González as Alfredito
- Emilio Rojas Monico as Alfonso Juan
- Patrick Mcarthy as Chicharito
- Eduardo Nájera Contreras as Dante
- Héctor Kuri Hernandez Romo as Mario
Release edit
The film had its international premiere on September 3, 2021, at the 78th Venice International Film Festival.[4] On October 4, 2021, it screened at the 58th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival,[7] it also screened at the BFI London Film Festival in the middle of the same month.[8] It was commercially released on June 9, 2022, in Mexican theaters.[9]
Reception edit
Critical reception edit
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 90% of 10 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.8/10.[10]
David Katz from Cineuropa wrote: "This is an eminently well-made, well-designed and watchable piece of work, with fine, improvisational performances from young adolescents acting for the first time. It may be an odd claim to make in light of the Michel Franco comparison, but The Hole in the Fence still undoes itself slightly because of its sensationalist tone and the vaguer aspects of its harsh critique of religious education. When a film is both political and incoherent, the former element loses its sting."[11]
Accolades edit
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Cairo International Film Festival | Best Film | The Hole in the Fence | Won | [12] |
| Hollywood Music In Media Awards | Best Original Score - Independent Film (Foreign Language) | Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein | Nominated | [13] | |
| Huelva Festival - Ibero-American Cinema | Best Film | The Hole in the Fence | Nominated | [14] | |
| Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival | Best International Film | Nominated | [15] | ||
| Morelia International Film Festival | Best Film | Nominated | [16] | ||
| Best Director | Joaquin del Paso | Nominated | |||
| Venice Film Festival | Queer Lion | Nominated | [17] | ||
| Best Film | The Hole in the Fence | Nominated | |||
| Warsaw International Film Festival | Competition 1-2 Award - Best Film | Nominated | [18][19] | ||
| 2022 | FICUNAM UNAM International Film Festival | Best Mexican Film | Nominated | [20] | |
| Ariel Award | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Joaquin del Paso & Lucy Pawlak | Nominated | [21] | |
| Best Sound | Guido Berenblum, Santiago Arroyo, Jaime Baksht & Michelle Couttolenc | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Score | Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein | Nominated | |||
| Best Costume Design | Ursula Schneider | Nominated | |||
| Best Editing | Paloma López | Nominated | |||
| 2023 | Canacine Awards, MX | Best Newcomer - Male | Yubah Ortega | Nominated | [22] |
References edit
- ^ IMCINE. "'El hoyo en la cerca' de Joaquín del Paso: un campamento del horror para blancos". www.imcine.gob.mx. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "El hoyo en la cerca hace una dura crítica al adoctrinamiento de élites en México". La Razón (in Spanish). 30 May 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "Películas mexicanas que buscarán llegar a lo Premios Oscar y Goya 2023". moreliafilmfest.com (in Spanish). 7 September 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ a b "Biennale Cinema 2021 | El hoyo en la cerca". La Biennale di Venezia. 2021-07-15. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "Reparto de El hoyo en la cerca (película 2022). Dirigida por Joaquín del Paso". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "Reparto Completo de El hoyo en la cerca (Cine.com)". cine.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "The 58th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival unveils its selection". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "The Hole in the Fence". BFI London Film Festival 2021. Retrieved 2023-04-06.[dead link]
- ^ L, Claudia; UnoTv, o | (2022-05-30). ""El hoyo en la cerca" filme mexicano que critica la educación en la alta sociedad del país llega a cines". Uno TV (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "The Hole in the Fence - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "Review: The Hole in the Fence". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "Mexican-Polish co-production The Hole in the Fence grabs the main trophy at Cairo". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ Grein, Paul (2021-11-04). "Ariana Grande, Beyonce & More Vie for Hollywood Music in Media Awards: Complete Film Nominations List". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "Noticias: Festival de Huelva 2021: "El otro Tom", "Bandido" y "9" fueron las principales ganadoras - Otros Cines". www.otroscines.com. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ Express, Morning (2021-10-09). "Awards found their owners at the 58th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival". morningexpress.in. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "Morelia International Film Festival (2021)". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "Biennale Cinema 2021 | Collateral awards of the 78th Venice Film Festival". La Biennale di Venezia. 2021-09-11. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "Warsaw International Film Festival (2021)". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "Słabsze ogniwo". wff.pl. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ redacción, La (2022-03-09). "Vuelve el FICUNAM, entre lo clásico y lo contemporáneo". Letras Libres (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "Conoce a los ganadores de los Premios Ariel 2022". moreliafilmfest.com (in Spanish). 12 October 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ Gomez, Alma. "Premios CANACINE 2023: Lista de ganadores". Forbes México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-06.
