Netflix has left me wanting more Spanish dystopian thrillers. Platform 2 after revealing a sneak peek of the sequel film.
We rate The Platform as one of the best Netflix movies, So it's great to see that Netflix is serving up a second helping on the top streaming service after the indie horror was renewed for a sequel last year, and if the exclusive clip (see below) is any indication, it'll be as grim and depressing as ever when we return to the hopeless vertical prison.
The Platform It became one of Netflix’s best horror movies for its social commentary on capitalism, inequality and class division: it’s set in a vertical prison complex where food rations are passed down a descending platform. Prisoners on the upper level take more than their fair share, leaving those below to starve on scraps – until one man vows to change the system.
In the first exclusive, chilling clip released as part of Netflix’s Geeked Week, cellmates Perempuan (Milena Smit) and Zamiatin (Hoik Keuchkerian) are two new victims who this time will be languishing in the seedy prison. They introduce themselves to each other as a large feast of food disappears down a platform between them. It’s clear that Perempuan is haunted by what she’s done to end up in the Pit, but what that is remains to be seen.
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The brutal food system seems to be making a comeback Platform 2, where said platform transports food between floors, with prisoners on the top level receiving the most and those on the lower level receiving less or nothing once the platform reaches them. The class system changes every month as prisoners are assigned a new floor to survive on.
Platform 2 A new leader asserts his authority over the Platform and introduces a resident who fights against the controversial feeding method. However, their fight for survival takes a deadly turn when eating from the wrong plate could have lethal consequences.
While we're not sure if any characters from the original film will return, we can count on filmmaker Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia to utilize the new cast of Natalia Tena (game of Thrones), Oscar Jaenada (Shallow waters) and Tadashi Ito (Under Paris) to – what we can only hope – lift the curtain on the broken class system and the disparate wealth gap once again.
I can only hope that the sequel is as satisfying as the first and possibly leads to a third installment to complete this three-course cinematic meal.
