It’s one of the worst-case scenarios; being trapped in a sewer.
We follow the cocky and successful Shunsuke, who after a night out with friends, wakes up after falling into a manhole.
As it appears he is trapped, he decides the best thing to do will be to create a Twitter account and hope someone will lock onto his location and come and save him.
This lends itself to some of the dark humour of #Manhole, as a celeb retweets him and he starts to go viral, effectively catfishing as a 20-something girl. This catches the attention of a YouTuber, whose gimmick is randomly blowing a horn, and this flips what could be quite a serious film, and adds some fantastic comedic moments.
Having said this, #Manhole does have plenty of surprises and really goes to some unexpected places. Not everything is what it seems here.
Time is running out for Shunsuke and rain is causing the manhole to fill up and we see that this location may be less random than first thought.
#Manhole is engrossing, funny and paints a unique fight for survival.
#Manhole screened as part of Fantasia Fest 2023.
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