The Hole
“A search for intimacy in a world of disaster.”
Tsai Ming-liangCast
Yang Kuei-mei Lee Kang-sheng Miao Tien
Credits
Written by: Tsai Ming-liang
Plot
In a Taipei district struck by a mysterious epidemic, two neighbours are brought together by a hole between their floors. The film is interleaved with musical numbers.
Sinekatalog’s take
Tsai Ming-liang's strange musical drama connects two neighbours through a hole in a Taipei flat as a plague spreads. Wet, bleak and playful, with song numbers, it is a haunting millennial parable of connection.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (4,889 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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