The minefield of early adolescence is a treacherous phase in Spanish visual artist Pascual Sisto's John and the Hole, in which Charlie Shotwell gives a rivetingly affectless performance as an apathetic 13-year-old who holds his parents and sister captive in an underground bunker.
The director has jokingly referred to his psychological coming-of-age thriller as a Michael Haneke version of Home Alone, which isn't far from the truth.
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