El hoyo en la cerca / The Hole in the Fence (2021)

September 29, 2024 6:33 PM

[Trailer] As every year, the Los Pinos school, a prestigious school of the confessional type, sends its students on retreat to the countryside. Under the watchful eye of teachers and priests, the children are led on the path of their physical and moral development. Through the gaze of several middle and upper class teenagers, the film shows how their upbringing affects the future of society itself. -- Trakt

96% / 60% on RottenTomatoes

posted by johnofjack (1 comment total)

I couldn't find a trailer which looked engaging which also didn't oversell this as a pulse-pounding thriller. It's hard to describe the film, though the go-to reference in reviews seems to be Lord of the Flies. That's not terrible but not wholly accurate, either. More If... crossed with Picnic at Hanging Rock, with the vibe of The Vanishing?

It's on Shudder but there's almost no gore and for most of the runtime it's a subtle horror, the kind of horror you'd witness if you just turned on a camera in a school run by inattentive, mean, and/or passive-aggressive adults.

I liked it but it is absolutely not for everyone. My partner noped out of it and I went to play a very chill game for a while before coming back to watch the rest.
posted by johnofjack at 6:47 PM on September 29