#Manhole
New York Asian Film Festival 2023
July 14 - 30, 2023
A young executive is stuck in a desolate manhole amidst a driving downpour armed only with a trusty cell phone in this fantastical edge-of-your-seat thriller.
Young sales executive Kawamura leads a picture-perfect life. He’s handsome, well-liked, has a great job that he excels at, and is about to marry the CEO’s daughter. On his way home from a surprise party the night before his wedding, a bizarre happenstance lands him in a desolate manhole amidst a driving downpour, with no easy way out. He is armed only with a trusty cell phone, but who will answer his calls for help and how will he ever get out of this dire situation in time for the big day? As this fantastical edge-of-your-seat thriller unfolds, all is not as it seems, revealing a sinister, twisted tale of betrayal, imposture, and revenge.
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