The Platform

Original title: El hoyo

20192019
TV-MATV-MA
1h 34min

Emilio Buale and Ivan Massagué in El hoyo (2019)

Inside a vertical prison system, inmates are assigned to a level and forced to ration food from a platform that moves between the floors.

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A vertical prison with one cell per level. Two people per cell. Only one food platform and two minutes per day to feed. An endless nightmare trapped in The Hole.A vertical prison with one cell per level. Two people per cell. Only one food platform and two minutes per day to feed. An endless nightmare trapped in The Hole.A vertical prison with one cell per level. Two people per cell. Only one food platform and two minutes per day to feed. An endless nightmare trapped in The Hole.

Director
- Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
Writers
- David Desola(screenplay by)
- Pedro Rivero(screenplay by)
Stars

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Awards
- 12 wins & 24 nominations

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El hoyo (2019)

El hoyo (2019)

Emilio Buale and Ivan Massagué in El hoyo (2019)

Ivan Massagué and Zorion Eguileor in El hoyo (2019)

El hoyo (2019)

Ivan Massagué in El hoyo (2019)

El hoyo (2019)

Emilio Buale and Ivan Massagué in El hoyo (2019)

El hoyo (2019)

Emilio Buale and Ivan Massagué in El hoyo (2019)

Emilio Buale in El hoyo (2019)

Antonia San Juan, Ivan Massagué, and Zorion Eguileor in El hoyo (2019)

Director
- Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
Writers
- David Desola(screenplay by) (story by)
- Pedro Rivero(screenplay by)
All cast & crew
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Bird Box

6.6

Split

7.3

Get Out

7.7

The Platform

6.7

Cube

7.2

Circle

6.0

7.3

Fractured

6.4

A Quiet Place

7.5

Don't Breathe

7.1

6.8

Annihilation

6.8

A mysterious place, an indescribable prison, a deep hole. An unknown number of levels. Two inmates living on each level. A descending platform containing food for all of them. An inhuman fight for survival, but also an opportunity for solidarity. —yusufpiskin

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Trivia
The "Verticle Self-Management Center" is an obvious allegory for society, with those at the top provided the best of everything and a willingness to consume far more than necessary at the expense of those below, while those at the lowest levels of society must suffer and go without. This can apply to society within a country or the worldwide society of first world countries. It also attempts to show that revolutionary change within a capitalist society doesn't happen spontaneously, since most people have no class consciousness and live complacent lives

Goofs
at 28:11 the Trimagasi's right hand is on Goreng body but in the next shot his left hand is, and again in the next shot his right hand is on Goreng's body.

Quotes
Goreng: The people above won't listen to me.
Imoguiri: Why not?
Goreng: I can't shit upwards.

Connections
Featured in FoundFlix: The Platform (2020) (2020)

Top review

7/10

Reminds me to snowpiercer from Bong Joon Ho

I am giving it a solid 7. Good movie. Reminds me to snowpiercer from Bong Joon Ho but in this case the prision is vertical and not horizontal (train) but challenges the human behavior in a similar way. Good movie!

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Release date
- March 20, 2020 (United States)
Country of origin
- Spain
Official sites
- Official site (Spain)
- Official site (Japan)
Languages
- Spanish
- Italian
Also known as
- Hố Sâu Đói Khát
Production companies
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Gross worldwide
- $1,090,116

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Runtime
- 1h 34min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Atmos
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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