The Hole is a 2001 psychological thriller film directed by Nick Hamm, based on the novel After the Hole by Guy Burt. The film starred Thora Birch, whose headlining credit and highly-publicized seven-figure salary was attributed to her appearance in American Beauty. It also featured Keira Knightley, in her first significant role in a feature film. The film premiered in the United Kingdom in April 2001. Dimension Films, which in October 2001 acquired the rights to distribute the film theatrically in the United States, never did so; it was instead released direct-to-video nearly two years later,... by Dimension's then-fellow Disney subsidiary Buena Vista Distribution. The film was shot largely in and around Downside School, in Somerset, UK, with some scenes shot at Reading Blue Coat School in Reading, UK and others filmed at The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe in High Wycombe, UK. The film opens with the appearance of a dishevelled Liz , one of four private school pupils, also including Mike , Geoff , and Frankie , who have been missing for 18 days. Liz is interviewed by a psychiatrist, Dr.
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| Release date: | April 20, 2001 |
| Directed by: | Nick Hamm |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 102 Minutes |
| Producer: | Jeremy Bolt, Lisa Bryer, Pippa Cross |
| Editor: | Niven Howie |
| Music by: | Clint Mansell |
| Cinematography: | Denis Crossan |
| Screenplay by: | Ben Court, Caroline Ip |
| Adapted from: | After the Hole |
| Genre: | Thriller |