The Platform (2009)

Genre: Horror / Thriller

Directed by: Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia

Starring: Ivan Massagué, Antonia San Juan, Zorion Eguileor

Running time: 94 minutes

This Spanish film is set in a tower-style vertical self-management center, with two persons on every floor. Every month, people are put to sleep and moved randomly to a different floor. Every day, a platform comes from the top with loads of food on it and moves from floor to floor. People on the lower levels only have what was left by the people above them, creating hunger and chaos on the lower floors.

I had to see this film, that was lauded in articles as one of the scariest thing seen in recent years. While I did not find it scary, it sure was well done. It is a disturbing look at the classes of people in our society. The filmmakers tried a little too hard towards the end to wax a little poetic, but, all things considered, this is one movie that will stick with me for a while.

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