A slab of food descends down a vertical facility. The residents above eat heartily, leaving those below starving and desperate. A rebellion is imminent.
In a mysterious, multi-level prison known as The Hole, inmates are fed via a platform that descends daily with food. Those on higher levels eat first, leaving little for those below, creating a brutal hierarchy. Goreng, a new inmate, must navigate this deadly system and attempt to change its fundamental nature.
The Platform received widespread critical acclaim, particularly for its unique premise, brutal social commentary, and intense atmosphere. Reviewers praised its allegorical depth and shocking imagery, though some found its violence gratuitous.
Google audience: Google users largely praised 'The Platform' for its originality, intelligence, and unsettling depiction of societal issues. Many found it a disturbing yet compelling watch, highlighting its thought-provoking nature and suspenseful execution, though some noted its extreme violence and bleak outlook.
Won Best Film at the Sitges Film Festival, and Best Director and Best Screenplay at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival.
The distinctive look of the 'Vertical Self-Management Center' (the pit) was inspired by the architecturally unique El Laberinto de Horta in Barcelona.
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The Platform (2019) explores wealth inequality through a brutal vertical prison system, symbolizing human greed and survival instincts. Director Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia uses minimal sets enhanced by visual effects to create a dystopian envir...
"The Platform" is one of those movies that sticks with you long after the credits roll. It's not your typical horror flick, though it definitely has some gruesome moments. This isn't about jump scares, it's about a terrifying concept that's...
**The Platform is a unique story that asks some deep questions but ultimately left me disappointed.** The Platform has such an intriguing concept that raises a variety of potent philosophical and moral questions and dilemmas. The film be...
An extremely cruel and disturbing psychological dystopian thriller. 7/10
Rate: zero This is what happens when we build a house for a door (instead of building a house and then put doors in it); An exotic, dirty and cluttered movie. Dirty but not necessarily in the visual meaning but in the cinematic meant. Th...
A fantastic watch, will watch again, and can recommend. This is a survivalist movie, heavy with philosophy of morality. A lot of the time when I get to say anything close to that, I get to say, "but there is humor too", there is not: no...
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A violent form of demonstration of the problems of capitalist society. Despite the fact that the level of violence is too much for me, I understand purpose of it for narration. Actually I find this film quite spiritual. The parallel between...
*don't waste your time*. Most of the movie happens in a sort of multi-floor prison where the top levels can control the food that goes to the bottom floors. This created a sort of class structure where top-levelers had pleasure on denying f...
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