The Platform

Movie Details:

Cast & Characters:

• Ivan Massagué as Goreng
• Zorion Eguileor as Trimagasi
• Antonia San Juan as Imoguiri
• Emilio Buale as Baharat
• Alexandra Masangkay as Miharu
• Zihara Llana as Mali
• Mario Pardo as Amigo de Baharat
• Algis Arlauskas as Preso
• Txubio Fernández de Jáuregui as Jefe de Restaurante
• Eric Goode as Sr. Brambang
• Óscar Oliver as Cocinero
• Chema Trujillo as Preso Nivel 5
• Miriam Martín as Presa Nivel 5
• Gorka Zufiaurre as Preso Síndrome de Down
• Miriam K. Martxante as Cocinera
• Miren Gaztañaga as Cocinera
• Braulio Cortés as Cocinero
• Javier Mediavilla as Cocinero
• Álvaro Orellana as Cocinero
• Juan Dopico as Cocinero
• Lian Xu Shao as Cocinera

Storyline:

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.

About Movie:

The Platform (Spanish: El hoyo) is a Spanish dystopian thriller film directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia. The film’s cast includes Iván Massagué, Antonia San Juan, Zorion Eguileor, Emilio Buale Coka and Alexandra Masangkay.

The film is set in a large, tower-style “Vertical Self-Management Center.” Its residents, who are transferred in through for various crimes or wants must every month switch between its many floors, are fed via a platform which, initially filled with food at the top floor, gradually descends through the tower’s levels, stopping for a fixed amount of time on each. The system inevitably leads to conflict, as the residents at the top levels get to eat as much as they can, with each level only getting the leftovers from the previous ones.

It premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), where it won the People’s Choice Award for Midnight Madness. At TIFF, the film also secured a worldwide streaming deal with Netflix. It was released theatrically in Spain on November 8, 2019 by Festival Films. It generally received positive reviews from critics.

Discussions around a potential sequel took place after the film’s streaming success in 2020. In May 2023, Netflix reported the beginning of filming of the sequel The Platform 2 with Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia returning as director and starring Hovik Keuchkerian and Milena Smit. In July 2024, Netflix released the first trailer for the film and announced an October 4, 2024 release date.