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Information
- A.k.a.
- Wolf's Hole
- Year
- 1987
- Runtime
- 92 min.
- Director
- Vera Chytilová
- Genres
- Drama, Adventure, Horror
- Rating *
- 6.7
- Votes *
- 200
- Checks
- 82
- Favs
- 3
- Dislikes
- 4
- Favs/checks
- 3.7% (1:27)
- Favs/dislikes
- 1:1
Top comments
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Siskoid
In Věra Chytilová's Wolf's Hole, 11 teenagers go on a ski trip/course and get more than they bargained for in what really feels like a slasher film set-up. Or is it a social experiment conducted by the creepy crew of this cabin on a mountain? And then things start getting a lot weirder, in a lo-fi kind of way. While it's done on the cheap, the mystery of it keeps you watching (I don't like the strange electronic sounds meant to denote a disturbing feeling, but then I never do). Calling the top of a mountain a hole, and evoking wolves without giving us werewolves is part of what's intriguing. The girl with the dog isn't just an irritating character, but played by a horrendously bad actress as well, which knocks out half a star. However, there's more than enough there in terms of atmosphere and theme to recommend. And that theme is definitely a Czech one, a reflection of the Soviet influence where the good citizen is meant to inform on others and so on. Wolf's Hole is a repudiation of that political philosophy dressed up in horror tropes. 3 years 1 month ago -
