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The Hole in the Ground (Original title)
Dates: 2018 (Copyright), 01 March 2019 (Release)

Countries: Ireland, Belgium, Finland, United Kingdom

Director: Lee Coon

Synopsis: One night a woman discovers that her young son has disappeared into the local woods. He comes back to the house, but his behaviour becomes strangly unfamilair and she begisn to suspect that he is not in fact her son at all.

Genre:
Horror

Subjects:
Changeling, Single mothers
Releases
Date: 01 March 2019Country: IrelandRelease type: TheatricalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour - SoundRuntime: 90 mins Dialogue (original): English
Date: 01 March 2019Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour - SoundRuntime: 89 mins 53 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Vertigo Films

Credits (123)
©: Savage Production Ltd, ©: Wrong Men North, ©: Made, presents: Savage Productions, [presented] in association with: Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board, Bankside Films, [presented] with the support of: Wallimage (Wallonia), [presented] with the support of: VOO, BETV, [presented] in association with: BNP Paribas Fortis Film Fund, [presented] in association with: Head Gear Films, [presented] in association with: Metrol Technology, Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, [presented] with the support of: Finnish Film Foundation, [presented] in co-production with: Wrong Men, Made, Executive Producer: Lesley McKimm, Executive Producer: MacDara Kelleher, Executive Producer: Patrick O'Neill, Executive Producer: Phil Hunt, Executive Producer: Compton Ross, Executive Producer: Stephen Kelliher, Executive Producer: Hilary Davis, Executive Producer: Tim Hegarty, Executive Producer: Tara Finegan, Produced by: John Keville, Produced by: Conor Barry, Co-producer: Benoît Roland, Co-producer: Ulla Simonen, Line Producer (Belgium): Cécile Philippe, Line Producer: Donna Eperon, Line Producer: Catherine O'Flaherty, Associate Producer: Tom Harberd, Head of Legal & Business Affairs: Ana Cristina Santos, Head of Sales: Yana Georgieva, International Sales Executive: Jake Riley-Hunte, Krisztina Laszlo, Management Accountant: Apple Von Domarus, Technical & Post-Production: Jon Clifford, Investment Manager: Natalie Coleman, Marlon Vogelgesang, Investment Associate: Sara Bonakdar, Administration Manager: Val Morrison, Legal Representatives: Lee & Thompson LLP, Legal Representatives: Christos Michaels, Johan Ewig, Production Co-ordinator: Frances O'Reilly, Assistant Co-ordinator: Trish Ryan, Assistant Production Co-ordinator: Dara O'Cairbre, Production Co-ordinator: Marianne Knecht, Production Accountant: Sophie Tebbitt, Accountant: Evelyn McLoughlin, Location Manager: Eoin Holohan, Post-production Supervisor: Natacha Gilson, 1st Assistant Director: Daire Glynn, 1st Assistant Director: Baudouin Du Bois, 2nd Assistant Director: Ciara Lyons, 2nd Assistant Director: Stephen Rigney, 3rd Assistant Director: Ger Duffy, 3rd Assistant Director: Tom Speirs, Extras Co-ordinator: Orlaith Deasy, Script Supervisor: Kathleen Weir, Casting by: Louise Kiely, Thyrza Ging, Finnish Casting: Ilona Tolmunen, Minna Sorvoja, Written by: Lee Coon, Written by: Stephen Shields, Director of Photography: Tom Comerford, 1st Assistant Camera: Graham Johnston, 2nd Assistant Camera: Ger Murphy, Digital Imaging Technician: Quentin Verbruggen, Gaffer: David Mayes, Best Boy: Ian Madden, Key Grip: John Foster, Still Photographer: Martin Maguire, Visual Effects Supervisor: Thomas Duval, Special Effects Co-ordinator: Brendan Byrne, Editor: Colin Campbell, Assistant Editor: Dara McKeagney, Production Designer: Conor Dennison, Production Designer: Derek Wallace, Art Director On Set: John McHale, Art Director: Shane Hanton, Art Director: Julian Gomez, Assistant Art Director: Paul Oates, Set Decorator: Dara Hand, 'it' Concept Artist: Paul Gerrard, Head Storyboard Artist: Sean Branigan, Storyboard Artist: Jason Deegan, Buyer: Dara Hand, Costume Designer: Lorna Marie Mugan, Wardrobe Supervisor: Sarah Yeoman, Make-up and Hair Designer: Salla Yli-Luopa, Make-up Designer: Sharon Doyle, SFX Make-up Artist: Salla Yli-Luopa, 'it' Designed by: #LadiesMonster, Oriane De Neve, Assistant Make-up: Emma Moffat, Hair Designer: Eileen Buggy, Key Hairdresser: Salla Yli-Luopa, Title Design: Annie Atkins, Colourist: Olivier Ogneux, Music by: Stephen McKeon, Music Performed by: The Orchestra of Ireland, Piano, Celeste: Stephen McKeon, Female Choir: Crux Vocal Ensemble, Conductor: Gavin Murphy, Orchestrator: Cathal McKeon, Movement Coach: Ruth Lehane, 'it' Sound Design: Jeroen Trujiens, Sound Recordist: Fiachra O'Hanlon, Sound: Quentin Collette, Sound: Jeroen Truijens, Sound: Philippe Charbonnel, Boom Operator: Elsa Ruhlmann, Boom Operator: Gilles Lacroix, Re-recording Mixer: Philippe Charbonnel, Supervising Sound Editor: Quentin Collette, Dialogue Editor: Elsa Ruhlmann, Stunt Co-ordinator: Brendan Condren, Transport Captain: John Kavanagh
Cast (17)
Seána Kerslake (Sarah O'Neill), James Cosmo (Des Brady), Kati Outinen (Noreen Brady), Simone Kirby (Louise Caul), Steve Wall (Rob Caul), James Quinn Markey (Chris O'Neill), David Crowley (teacher), Eoin Macken (Jay Caul), Sarah Hanly (Lil Jones), Andrew Bennett (doctor), John Quinn (detective), Miro Lopperi ('it'), Alain Eloy, Héléna Coppejans, Gregory Praet, Karim Barras, Kobe Truijens ('it' voices)