Holes

Holes

Some secrets are too big to keep hidden.

Directed by Andrew Davis

Produced by Phoenix Pictures, Chicago Pacific Entertainment

2003117 min6.9 / 10

A multi-layered adventure that weaves together a wrongfully accused boy's survival at a harsh detention camp with family curses and hidden mysteries, balancing hardship with humor and ultimately redemption.

After being wrongfully convicted for stealing a pair of shoes, Stanley Yelnats is sent away to Camp Green Lake, a boys detention facility where inmates are forced to dig holes all day in the hot desert sun as a form of character building. As he endures the brutal routine, Stanley begins to uncover a hidden truth behind the camp—one that connects to a dangerous secret and his family’s history.

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