Title: The Platform
Original Title: El Hoyo
Year: 2019
Info
- Country: Spain
- Length: 94 Minutes (1 hour 34 min)
- Genre: Science fiction Thriller
- Studios: Basque Films RTVE
- Distributor: Festival Films
Plot
This science fiction thriller threaded with acerbic and unflinching social criticism takes place in a strange dystopia located in a future where people live in sterile gloomy blocks organized by different levels. At each level, only two people with no relationship between them can live together. Without knowing anything about the exterior world, this individuals do not know how many levels there are, although their position in them could change and improve or worsen their standard of living, since their daily food depends on a platform that descends the different levels with the same food. Thus, the unwanted remains of some are the food of others. Danger lurks and they may not survive The Platform if those on the higher platforms overthink their position or whether those on the lower levels do not have enough guts to remain.
'The Platform' is the first movie of the Spanish filmmaker Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, who was awarded with the Citizen Kane to Best Director at Sitges. The movie has received several accolades. Among them shine the Award from The Public and Best Picture in the Fantàstic Official Section of Sitges International Film Festival. In addition, the special effects of Iñaki Madariaga have been awarded with the Palmares of this 52th Edition.
Awards
- 2020 Goya Awards: 3 1
- 2020 Feroz Awards: 6 0
Cast
Director:
Goreng
Intake officer
Mute woman
Videos
'The Platform' subtitled trailer
October 13 2019
'The Platform' clip: Lunching time
October 5 2019
Photos
Trivia
International releasing
After winning at the Toronto International Film Festival, Netflix acquired the distribution rights for the movie all around the world except Spain and some asian territories.
Nothing from outside
World outside The Pit never is shown.
How Deep
The movie establishes 6 meters (so-so 20 feet) height per level. Thanks to the revelation of the end, The Pit should be 2.022 meters (6,740 feet) deep.
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