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The Platform 2 has become a hit on Netflix's global top 10 chart. The Platform 2 is the sequel film to the 2019 film The Platform, which first introduced audiences to a world that as constructed a prison wherein the inmates are fed via a descending platform that starts on the top level and proceeds to the bottom. The Platform 2 picks up with another story about this prison, expanding the first film's lore. This Spanish-language thriller is directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, and features a leading cast including Milena Smit, Hovik Keuchkerian, Natalia Tena, Oscar Jaenada, and Ivan Massague.

Now, The Platform has found success on Netflix's streaming chart. The film was no. 1 on the non-English language chart for the week of September 30 to October 6, amassing 19.4 million views. The Platform also made it onto the global chart for non-English language films, making it to no. 5. Looking at the English-language chart as well,...

At the end of the first movie, the fate of The Platform's Goreng is left up in the air, causing many to wonder if the film's main character died. 

Netflix's Spanish-language sci-fi hit debuted in 2019. It tells the story of a terrifying future where criminals are forced to live in a derelict tower-like structure. As part of this bizarre vertical prison, a platform (from which the film derives its name) brings food to each floor, starting at the top and slowly descending. 

Audiences follow one resident of the tower known as Goreng (played by Iván Massagué) in the film as he is swapped between floors and has to deal with the shocking realities of each one. 

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Warning: this article contains spoilers for "The Platform 2"

Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia's "The Platform 2" debuted on Netflix on Friday, October 4, and it was a slight improvement over the original. Frustratingly, "The Platform 2" didn't do much to expand on the mythology of the original film, or extend outside the same prison where the first "Platform" takes place, merely telling a very similar story in a slightly more dynamic way. To reiterate the premise: "The Platform 2" takes place in a futuristic, tower-like prison with one cell occupying each floor. There is a table-sized hole in the middle of the floor in every cell, and every day, an antigravity platform festooned with food lowers from the top of the prison all the way down to the bottom. 

Prisoners at the top can eat whatever they like, while down below, they have to feast on table scraps. By the time the...

The themes of entrapment and the fight for survival in a manufactured environment have become recurrent narrative tropes in 21st-century cinema. While Vincenzo Natali’s “Cube” (1997) put a sci-fi spin on the survival quest of a group of strangers, the Japanese action thriller “Battle Royale” and similar iterations (including the hit Netflix series “Squid Game”) found grim sociopolitical parallels to our contemporary dog-eat-dog world. The winsome young adult stories like “Hunger Games” and “Maze Runner” put a dystopian cloak to the survival game tales. Then there were also richly allegorical dystopian visions in movies like “The Snowpiercer” and “The Platform.” The latter of the two – from Spanish filmmaker Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia – felt like an assortment of familiar sociopolitical elements ensconced within this familiar narrative, but it offered unique twisty visual delights and an ever-deepening metaphor for social inequality.

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After Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s The Platform released during the pandemic generated significant buzz, the filmmaker along with his team of writers brought back a latest addition to his franchise—The Platform 2. Much like its predecessor (or successor), even this movie left viewers with many unanswered questions. And once again, these particularly shocking events in the narrative sparked significant buzz on Netflix.

Milena Smit as Perempuan in The Platform 2 | image: Netflix

Set in a dystopian world where residents in a tower prison fight to survive, The Platform 2 follows newcomer Perempuan (Milena Smit) on her journey through the nightmarish vertical prison ruled by dictatorship. While things appear a lot different in the latest movie, the shocking incidents, and cannibalism, followed by a bewildering ending, remain the same. So let’s delve deeper into what happens and how the film ends.

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The year is 1974. In Barcelona, Spain, brothers Fernando and Alberto find themselves caught between the conflicting political realities of Francisco Franco’s fascist regime and the growing opposition movement. By day, Alberto takes part in underground revolutionary activities. But at night, he assists Fernando in the kitchen, where he works under a head chef.

As authorities intensify their searches for activists like Alberto, Fernando sees an opportunity to escape the turmoil. He leaves Barcelona with Alberto and their friend Francois for the coastal town of Cadaqués. There, Fernando lands a job at El Surreal, an eccentric restaurant run by the flamboyant Jules.

Jules has set himself an ambitious goal—to attract the renowned surrealist Salvador Dalí to dine at his establishment. He believes Fernando’s skills in nouvelle cuisine can help make this dream a reality. Meanwhile, Fernando finds inspiration in the local cuisine and culture. But will the political...

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Ha comenzado el rodaje de “Terra Alta”, la nueva serie original de Movistar Plus+ que adapta la novela homónima de Javier Cercas. Se trata de un thriller policíaco cuyo punto de partida es el asesinato de dos importantes empresarios en Cataluña con una investigación a cargo de un policía con un pasado oculto.

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The Platform was first released in 2019 and became a surprising hit. This Spanish social science fiction horror film directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia was originally released as El Hoyo, which translates as “The Hole.” It starred Iván Massagué, Antonia San Juan, Zorion Eguileor, Emilio Buale Coka, and Alexandra Masangkay, receiving the People’s Choice Award for Midnight Madness in Toronto, and a series of positive reviews.

The movie takes place in a huge “Vertical Self-Management Center,” modeled after a skyscraper. Residents are transferred in for a variety of crimes or desires, and they are required to rotate between the tower’s many floors once a month. Food is provided by a platform that starts at the top floor and progressively lowers through the levels, pausing for a set period of time on each, which leads to struggles.

Due to the movie being a major success, a sequel has been announced and Netflix,...

"This is the passport to Dalí coming here." Music Box Films has revealed an official US trailer for a Spanish comedy called Waiting for Dalí, arriving to watch in US theaters this July. It first premiered and opened in Spain last summer. Yet another Dali-related comedy film to watch, with plenty others recently including Daaaaaali! and Dalíland (with Sir Ben Kingsley). This one involves mixing Dali with food, following a chef who starts working in a kitchen at a place called El Surreal, a whimsical restaurant run by Jules, a man with a consuming obsession for local resident Salvador Dalí. Fernando, a talented chef, arrives to the village of Cadaqués (Google Maps) during the 70s, residence of the internationally renowned Dalí. The paths of the chef and the artist will cross and cause the birth of a new culinary genius. Waiting for Dalí "is a fanciful tale of love, art,...

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Ya está disponible el tráiler y póster oficial de la nueva serie original de Prime Video “Atasco”.

La comedia de 6 episodios, de 25 minutos de duración cada uno, nos sumerge en el caos que genera un gran atasco nocturno que interrumpe los planes de miles de ciudadanos a las afueras de Madrid. Esta situación cotidiana será el punto de partida para tramas inesperadas, cómicas y emotivas: unos ladrones no llegarán a tiempo a la joyería que pretenden atracar, los operarios de una grúa renunciarán a su escarceo amoroso, un conductor de ambulancia buscará desesperadamente un Wc, un food truck no llegará a su destino…

Más de 25 actores de la comedia española se unen bajo la dirección de Rodrigo Sopeña (“La Habitación de Fermat”) en una serie donde cada personaje es protagonista de su propia historia autoconclusiva. El reparto coral incluye a Edu Soto,...

A little bit of sex is always appreciated in movies and TV shows and a lot of it also doesn’t go unnoticed I am looking at you Fifty Shades of Grey and its half-a-billion-dollar box office earnings. If you also love steamy movies and shows then this article is for you as we are here to list the most erotic films and TV shows you can find on Prime Video. So, here are the most steamiest movies and TV shows you should watch on Prime Video.

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Somebody I Used to Know is a romantic comedy film directed by Dave Franco from a screenplay co-written by the real-life couple Franco and Alison Brie. The 2023 film follows the story of Ally, a workaholic TV producer who goes on a trip to her hometown where she meets her ex-boyfriend who is about to...

La serie está basada en la novela homónima de Miguel Sáez Carral. © Netflix

Netflix ha publicado el primer tráiler y póster de su nueva serie juvenil “Ni Una Más”, basada en la novela homónima escrita por Miguel Sáez Carral.

Alma tiene 17 años y está a punto de terminar la escuela. Greta y Nata son sus mejores amigas. Las tres se conocen desde pequeñas, salen de fiesta y lidian con los problemas típicos de su edad: la exclusión, los celos, las discusiones con los padres e incluso relaciones tóxicas… Pero cuando el perfil @Iam_colemanmiller sube una foto con el pie de foto «Esta soy yo antes de que me violaran», la normalidad desaparece, y todo cambia. ¿Cómo y cuándo ocurrió el abuso? ¿Quién está detrás de ese perfil? ¿Qué tan cierta es la acusación y quién es la verdadera víctima?

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“Perverso” es un thriller spin-off de “Parot”, que se estrenó hace tres años. La nueva serie cuenta la historia de Haro (Massagué), un refinado y maquiavélico aristócrata que cumple condena por violación y asesinato, y que es amenazado de muerte por Óscar (Cornet), un secuestrador que actúa contra la élite empresarial, de la que forma parte la mexicana Mariana (Pimentel). Aprovechando esa conexión, Haro negocia beneficios penitenciarios a cambio de colaborar en la investigación de los secuestros, pero en realidad prepara su venganza contra Lucía (Miró), la jueza que lo encarceló.

Un thriller protagonizado por Iván Massagué (“Culpa Mía”) junto a Kira Miró (“De Perdidos a Río”), Esmeralda Pimentel (“Montecristo”) y Jan Cornet (“The Gold”). Completan el reparto Guillermo Bedward (“Tolkien”), Dalexa Meneses (“Senda Prohibida”), Carlos Ponce (“Blue Beetle”), Jorge Kent (“Reina Roja”), Pepe Ocio (“El Reino”), Diana Palazón...

Stifled artist-in-wait Ana Callet (Macarena Sanz) lives in the chaotic shadows of her boss, clandestine creative phenom Bassil. When she notices a rare condition is slowly causing her to disappear, she’s forced to leave her lucrative career behind and set out toward the cure for her ailment, which consists of sifting through a winding personal purgatory that nudges her toward metamorphosis.

“Show Yourself” (“Dejate Ver”), the latest from International Emmy-nominee Álvaro Carmona (“Gente Hablando”), is a refreshing take on self-discovery that treads beyond the barrage of the madcap folly Ana’s forced to wade through, the plot dotted with heartwarming revelations throughout, turning the allure of surface-level acceptance on its head to champion deeper, steadfast connection.

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Some horror movies often go unnoticed by mainstream audiences despite their excellence in the genre. Films like "The Platform" and "Audition" offer social commentaries and push the boundaries of taste with their brutality. "Terrifier" has gained a cult following for its controversial and visually stunning portrayal of a sadistic killer.

Several stalwart cult horror movies are often forgotten even by long-time fans of the genre. Cult horror movies can vary greatly from obscure art films to radical spatter B-movies. Whereas some horror films are treated as blockbusters, others are regularly overlooked by audiences, even though some of those are among the best horror movies ever made.

Cult horror movies typically gain an ardent following, perhaps more so than movies outside the genre. In fact, many horror B-movies become beloved classics within the genre. Despite this, some of the best movies of the...

My Fault is a Spanish film written and directed by Domingo González and is based on the novel by Mercedes Ron. It stars Nicole Wallace and Gabriel Guevara.

A film that goes beyond film criticism and is beyond neorealism, nouvelle vague and all the pedantry you can think of.

Pure “mischievousness” at the service of testosterone, estrogen, and the hottest youth eager to have a very, very good time.

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Just by how it begins you already know that this is what it’s all about: a lot of music that requires pills to be able to enjoy it, car races, bands and a pinch of class struggle to, all mixed with a very badass sauce, come up with this film designed only and exclusively for young people.

Poor quality in the dialogues and situations… good editing, though. Characters that go nowhere, a story that could have been spared…...

Mantícora Distribución has acquired the vampire story “While the Masters Sleep” by Santiago Alvarado Ilarri for international sales.

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Very curated in the photography… but in the rest, an entertainment that “goes to the point” and, without leaving its light tone, manages to entertain for a while and be forgotten very quickly.

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It will not go down in history, but it leaves a pleasant taste in the mouth, without pretensions, without wanting to be anything other than what it is, without seeking to find the original and, with a tone of self-conscious parody, just aiming at entertaining without looking for absolutely nothing else.

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The doctrine was struck down by a European court decision in 2013, sparking the liberation from Spanish goals of a wide spectrum of inmates whose sentences extended well beyond the 30-year maximum of the time. Their release sparked bitter debate between the families of victims and defenders of human rights who saw little gain in life imprisonment.

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"There are three kinds of people: the ones above, the ones below, and the ones who fall." On this episode of The First Word podcast we reconnect for a discussion about two small scale, contained sci-fi films now available to watch: Vivarium, directed by Lorcan Finnegan, starring Jesse Eisenberg & Imogen Poots; and also The Platform (aka El Hoyo in Spanish), directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, starring Ivan Massagué & Zorion Eguileor. Both worth watching. Friends Alex Billington (@firstshowing) and Mike Eisenberg (@Eisentower30) team up to bring you a podcast providing in-depth discussion, analysis, and interviews about the latest movies, and some old ones too. For this chat, we're joined by film writer John Bleasdale as our guest (he also joined us for our episode on James Gray's Ad Astra last year). Listen to our discussion. Download or listen to The First Word podcast episode #32 below - hosted by Podbean. Subscribe to...

Debut director Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s The Platform (El Hoyo) makes no apology for its anti-capitalist stance, stark visuals and social metaphors, which in today’s coronavirus era make for very sober and self-reflective viewing. It highlights people’s greed and selfishness in desperate and restrictive circumstances and ironically revolves around food. Indeed it is highly topical, with food stockpiling from stores set against messages on social media about “being kind” and thoughtful.

Much like a cross between Peter Greenaway’s The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover with its lavish cooking scenes at the start that have a whiff of malaise about them with their ominous carcasses on display, the decadent and destructive nature of Ben Wheatley’s High-Rise, and the slow-burn dawning of eternal entrapment within four walls like Lenny Abrahamson’s Room and Vincenzo Natali’s Cube, The Platform is instantly designed to unsettle, before the characters have fathomed their situation.

Review by Stephen Tronicek

The Platform, released on Netflix into this harsh climate of ours, starts with a premise so fiendishly simple all screenwriters worth their salt (including myself) should be kicking themselves. Goreng (Ivan Massagué), a man looking to obtain a quick academic document, wakes up in “the hole,” a prison/indentured servitude area. It is set up vertically. The hole in the middle of the room reveals an endless chasm of other rooms. Each day, a platform lowers down carrying a tray of food. The problem? Every level above Goreng has already gotten to eat off of it first. That’s a smart idea. It’s visually interesting and the metaphor is easy to grasp. If there’s a finite amount of food, what’s to stop the people above you from getting to it first?

But better ideas have been squandered. Built as a “contained-thriller,” The Platform...

You can add Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s The Platform to the universe’s ever-growing list of directorial debuts that showcase anything but novice skill sets. As Bong Joon-ho’s Snowpiercer and Ben Wheatley’s High-Rise so exquisitely pull the curtain back on humanity’s cruelest impulses, Urrutia embraces dystopian monstrosity through elementary necessities. Homo sapiens are courteous beings when benefits are personal and stakes are lowest, but thrust into survival desperation? Writers David Desola and Pedro Rivero obscure mealtime fulfillment with selfishness, vulgarity, brutality, and – most importantly – a suggestion that your neighbors would rip one’s heart out if it meant another day alive. Urrutia, fiercely, is an architect of horrific immorality with the calmest demeanor.

In an alternate future, everyman Goreng (Ivan Massagué) enrolls himself in a research project with vague descriptions. Isolation is promised, he’s allowed one item (a Don Quixote novel), and he’ll be sharing quarters with an unnamed companion.

"Going down is a suicide." Netflix has unveiled an official Us trailer for the highly acclaimed, instant classic Spanish horror film The Platform, the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia. This film won awards at tons of major genre festivals last year, including the Audience Award at Tiff, Best Film & Audience Award at Sitges, and Best Special Effects at the Goya Awards (Spain's Oscars). The conceptual social commentary film is set entirely in a "vertical prison." There is one cell per level. Two people per cell. And only one food platform and two minutes per day to feed them all, going from top to bottom. An endless nightmare trapped in "The Pit." I saw this at Sitges last year and raved about it, saying it's "a thrilling and rousing film that deserves our attention." The Platform stars Ivan Massagué, Zorion Eguileor, Antonia San Juan, Emilio Buale, Alexandra Masangkay, & Zihara Llana.

There are three types of people, according to the opening lines of The Platform: those at the top, those at the bottom, and those who fall between them. That class-structure conceit forms the backbone of this ingenious Spanish horror that won the Midnight Madness sidebar at this year’s Toronto Film Festival, a twisted fantasy that aims high with socio-political ideas but never lets that get in the way of the gruesome nastiness of its Saw-like thrills.

Save for a handful of flashback scenes, we never escape the near-future superstructure of “el hoyo”–”the pit” in Spanish–a gargantuan underground holding center, in which each floor holds two randomly assigned people. The “platform” of the English translation is an immense platter of food, lowered into the pit that stops for a few minutes level by level, so that residents munch on as much as they can to survive the day.

With brilliant production design that recalls the the Brutalist feel of Stuart Gordon's Fortress, and an ingenious, claustrophobic premise reminiscent of Vincenzo Natali's Cube, The Platform looks to join the pantheon of smart science fiction allegories. The film by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, just played at Fantastic Fest as well as the Toronto International Film Festival to much acclaim and we can't wait to take a look at the piece in full. For now this first international trailer will have to do to wet our appetites (get it?). Synopsis: In a future dystopia, prisoners housed in vertically stacked cells watch hungrily as food descends from above, feeding the upper tiers, but leaving those below ravenous and radicalized. The Platform stars Ivan Massagué, Zorion Eguileor and others. Check...

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