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2019
· Movie
· 95 min
C
MEANRANK
69/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2398
- IMDb #2126
- Rotten Tomatoes #1948
- Metacritic #1504
- Letterboxd #3184
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1967
+8 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2435
- Metacritic Critics #1227
- Metacritic Audience #2278
- Criticker #1997
- Douban #679
- Kinopoisk #2335
- AlloCiné #2543
- Trakt #1701
Every rating
46–81
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 46, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 81.
See the most agreed on films →In a vertical prison, inmates are housed on levels, with a platform descending from the top each day, laden with food. Those on upper levels eat lavishly, leaving scraps for those below. This brutal system sparks a rebellion as one man tries to change the inherent inequality of the structure.
Details
- Director
- Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
- Writers
- David Desola, Pedro Rivero
- Studio
- Basque Films, Mr. Miyagi, EiTB, TVE
- Released
- 8 November 2019
- Country
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $1.2M
- Box office
- $1.1M
- Awards
- 3 wins, 12 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (21) →
Awards & nominations
See all 15 →1 major award won · 3 wins from 15 nominations across 6 ceremonies
| 34th Goya Awards 2020 | Best Special Effects | Mario Campoy, Iñaki Madariaga | Winner |
| 34th Goya Awards 2020 | Best New Director | Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia | Nominee |
| 34th Goya Awards 2020 | Best Original Screenplay | David Desola, Pedro Rivero | Nominee |
| 12th Gaudí Awards 2020 | Best Screenplay | David Desola, Pedro Rivero | Nominee |
| 12th Gaudí Awards 2020 | Best Non-Catalan Language Film | Nominee | |
| 12th Gaudí Awards 2020 | Best Visual Effects | Mario Campoy, Irene Río, Iñaki Madariaga | Winner |
| 29th Actors and Actresses Union Awards 2020 | Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role | Antonia San Juan | Nominee |
| 33rd European Film Awards 2020 | Best Visual Effects | Iñaki Madariaga | Winner |
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34th Goya Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Special Effects | Mario Campoy, Iñaki Madariaga | Winner |
| Best New Director | Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | David Desola, Pedro Rivero | Nominee |
12th Gaudí Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Visual Effects | Mario Campoy, Irene Río, Iñaki Madariaga | Winner |
| Best Non-Catalan Language Film | Nominee | |
| Best Screenplay | David Desola, Pedro Rivero | Nominee |
33rd European Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Visual Effects | Iñaki Madariaga | Winner |
7th Feroz Awards
6 nominations
| Best Director | Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia | Nominee |
| Best Drama Film | Nominee | |
| Best Film Poster | Nominee | |
| Best Screenplay | David Desola, Pedro Rivero | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Antonia San Juan | Nominee |
| Best Trailer | Nominee |
29th Actors and Actresses Union Awards
1 nomination
| Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role | Antonia San Juan | Nominee |
75th CEC Medals
1 nomination
| Best New Director | Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia | Nominee |