Back in the nightmare prison of The Platform

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A much-anticipated sequel to the 2020 hit, The Platform 2 returns to the dystopian world of concrete cells and floating food. It’s an interesting watch, but unfortunately, doesn’t quite capture the brilliance of its predecessor.

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The sequel follows the same structure. Taking place in the dystopian prison known as “the pit,” inmates are confined in individual cells on descending floors. Each day, a platform filled with food is lowered, and by the time it makes its way to the bottom levels, the food has run out — leading to starvation and desperation for those below. This time, we meet Perempuan (Milena Smit) and her cellmate Zamiatan (Hovik Keuchkerian) on level 24.

The inmates have implemented a new system called "the law," which dictates that each person can only eat the food they chose upon entering the prison. While this aims to create a sense of fairness, it quickly proves to be ineffective. As the plot unfolds, we see the inmates struggle to survive under “the law,” at the mercy of those above in a thinly veiled critique of capitalism and the class system.

WHERE TO WATCH- You can watch the movie on Netflix or watch the trailer on YouTube (runtime: 2:39).