Four teenagers at a British private school secretly uncover and explore the depths of a sealed underground hole created decades ago as a possible bomb shelter.
Acting
Thora Birch's unraveling is genuinely unhinged
Direction
Nick Hamm traps you in the hole with them
Writing
Timeline manipulation that actually rewards attention
Director
Nick Hamm
Thora Birch
Liz Dunn
Desmond Harrington
Mike Steel
Keira Knightley
Frances 'Frankie' Almond Smith
Laurence Fox
Geoff Bingham
Embeth Davidtz
Dr. Philippa Horwood
Steven Waddington
DCS Tom Howard
Emma Griffiths Malin
Daisy
Kelly Hunter
DI Chapman
Daniel Brocklebank
Martyn Taylor
Jemma Powell
Minnie (as Gemma Powell)
Gemma Craven
Mrs. Dunn
Anastasia Hille
Gillian
Kevin Trainor
Boy in School
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Keira Knightley filmed this right before Bend It Like Beckham; her American accent here is... a choice she doesn't repeat.
The 2001 release positioned it alongside Ginger Snaps and The Faculty as part of a brief 'teens in genuine danger' wave before PG-13 horror took over.
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