The Platform (2019)

A vertical prison with one cell per level. Two people per cell. One only food platform and two minutes per day to feed from up to down. An endless nightmare trapped in The Pit.

Director:

Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia

Writers:

David Desola, Pedro Rivero

Stars:

Ivan Massagué, Zorion Eguileor, Antonia San Juan

6 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ivan Massagué	...	Goreng
Zorion Eguileor	...	Trimagasi
Antonia San Juan	...	Imoguiri
Emilio Buale	...	Baharat
Alexandra Masangkay	...	Miharu
Zihara Llana	...	Mali
Mario Pardo	...	Amigo de Baharat
Algis Arlauskas	...	Preso
Txubio Fernández de Jáuregui	...	Jefe de Restaurante (as Txubio Fernández)
Eric Goode	...	Sr. Brambang (as Eric L. Goode)
Óscar Oliver	...	Cocinero
Chema Trujillo	...	Preso Nivel 5
Miriam Martín	...	Presa Nivel 5
Gorka Zufiaurre	...	Preso Síndrome de Down
Miriam K. Martxante	...	Cocinera

Storyline

In a dystopian future with absence of resources, people can freely to inn The Pit, a vertical underground jail where after an interview to check the possible admission, the volunteer passes a determined time in exchange to get more social position. Hoping to get an approved title, Goreng wakes up in the level 18 to discover The Pit's structure: only one cell of 6 meters height (so-so 20 feet) per level with a rectangular hole in the middle in all them, used by The Pit's administration to descend a too rectangular floating platform with the food for all prisoners, downing from level 0 (the restaurant where food is cooked) to the bottom, staying 2 minutes per level. With veteran Trimagasi as cell's partner, Goreng learns eventually The Pit's main rules: 1st, each inmate arrives The Pit with a personal object from the exterior; 2nd, the inmates can't keep food off the platform under penalty to die by extreme heat or cold; and 3rd, one time per month all inmates are asleep with gas in ...

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | bare breasts | title is not in english | two word title | cell | 

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook [Spain] Official site [Spain]

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

8 November 2019 (Spain)

Also Known As:

The Platform

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$214,503

Company Credits

Production Co:

Basque Films, Mr Miyagi Films, Plataforma La Película AIE

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

World outside The Pit never is shown.

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Connections

References Cube (1997)

User Reviews

Government Power critiqued

I have seen the two writers discuss this film. It is interesting, each is from an area opproessed by the central govnrnment in Spain, one from Catalonia, wherre there is a populare indpendence/autonomy movement; and one from Bilbao in Basque country controlled by Spain.

I think their perspective/parable on oppressive government and "the powers that be" at the top government levels, out 'betters" in central and ever oppressive and controlling government, deciding who gets what in "the Platform" dystopia is quite well done.