The Platform
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A slab of food descends down a vertical facility. The residents above eat heartily, leaving those below starving and desperate. A rebellion is imminent.
What critics thought
A high-concept Spanish horror allegory set inside a brutal vertical prison, The Platform earned broadly favorable notices for its inventive premise and savage wit, though some critics found its political messaging muddled or overstated. It gained a second wave of attention during the COVID-19 pandemic, when its themes of resource hoarding and social stratification felt newly urgent.
“the film's minimalist fury feels like the plays of Samuel Beckett. Massagué and Eguileor are up to being in a zesty Waiting for Godot. And Eguileor's nasty, delightful, occasionally tender performance feels like an audition to play a Bond villain, or perhaps the Spanish resurrection of Hannibal Lecter.”
Amy Nicholson·Variety
“the perfect parable for life in the time of the coronavirus and a visceral investigation of how a crisis can expose not only the stratification of human society but also the immutable strands of selfishness coded into our DNA.”
Sam Jones·The Guardian
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Cast & Crew
Galder Gaztelu-UrrutiaDirector
Ivan MassaguéGoreng
Antonia San JuanImoguiri
Zorion EguileorTrimagasi
Emilio BualeBaharat
Alexandra MasangkayMiharu
Mario PardoBaharat's Friend
Algis ArlauskasInmate #1
Eric GoodeMr. Brambang
Óscar OliverCook #1
Chema TrujilloLevel 5 Male Inmate
Aránzazu CallejaComposer
Pedro RiveroWriter
David DesolaWriter
Jon D. DomínguezCinematographyThe Platform
A slab of food descends down a vertical facility. The residents above eat heartily, leaving those below starving and desperate. A rebellion is imminent.
What critics thought
A high-concept Spanish horror allegory set inside a brutal vertical prison, The Platform earned broadly favorable notices for its inventive premise and savage wit, though some critics found its political messaging muddled or overstated. It gained a second wave of attention during the COVID-19 pandemic, when its themes of resource hoarding and social stratification felt newly urgent.
“the film's minimalist fury feels like the plays of Samuel Beckett. Massagué and Eguileor are up to being in a zesty Waiting for Godot. And Eguileor's nasty, delightful, occasionally tender performance feels like an audition to play a Bond villain, or perhaps the Spanish resurrection of Hannibal Lecter.”
Amy Nicholson·Variety
“the perfect parable for life in the time of the coronavirus and a visceral investigation of how a crisis can expose not only the stratification of human society but also the immutable strands of selfishness coded into our DNA.”
Sam Jones·The Guardian
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Cast & Crew
Galder Gaztelu-UrrutiaDirectorIvan MassaguéGorengAntonia San JuanImoguiriZorion EguileorTrimagasiEmilio BualeBaharatAlexandra MasangkayMiharuMario PardoBaharat's FriendAlgis ArlauskasInmate #1Eric GoodeMr. BrambangÓscar OliverCook #1Chema TrujilloLevel 5 Male InmateAránzazu CallejaComposerPedro RiveroWriterDavid DesolaWriterJon D. DomínguezCinematographyStream