'' Variety '' described the film as an " eerie , dank , claustrophobic mood piece . " '' The Hole '' was entered into the 1998 Cannes Film Festival . It was nominated for the Palme d'Or award and won the FIPRESCI Prize ( competition ) " for its daring combination of realism and apocalyptic vision , desperation and joy , austerity and glamour . " The film won the Gold Hugo for best feature at the 1998 Chicago International Film Festival . It also won three Silver Screen Awards at the 1999 Singapore International Film Festival - for best Asian feature film , best Asian feature film director ( Tsai Ming-liang ) , and best actress ( Yang Kuei-mei )
1998 Cannes Film Festival
1998 Cannes Film Festival
The Hole (1998 film)