The Platform 2 (2024)

Last updated:
June 12, 2025

A Spanish sci‑fi‑horror dystopian thriller, this film is a prequel to The Platform (2019), set in the same brutal vertical prison known as “The Pit”. Directed again by Galder Gaztelu‑Urrutia, it explores power, ideology, sacrifice—and once more, food as a weapon.

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Detailed Summary

New Rules—The Law & The Messianic Order

Prisoners have imposed “The Law”: each eats only the menu item they chose—no more, no less. Factions form: Loyalists uphold strict order, Barbarians ignore the rules, leading to brutal enforcement by a cultish “Anointed One”

Perempuan & Zamiatin—Building Bonds

Perempuan (Milena Smit) arrives paired with Zamiatin (Hovik Keuchkerian). She’s an artist seeking redemption; he’s a sharp-edged man. They cling to the system at first, then build a fragile trust as they face chaos.

Betrayal, Violence, and Propaganda

An enraged Dagin Babi (Óscar Jaenada), the cult’s enforcer, unleashes terror—even amputations and murder—to maintain control. Zamiatin self‑immolates to protect Perempuan, catalyzing revolt.

Escape Plan & The Interval

Following the plan of her second cellmate (Natalia Tena), Perempuan acquires a substance (from a painting of a drowning dog) that protects her during the monthly gas‑driven “shuffle”.

Rebellion and the Painter Plot

She aligns with Barbarians to find the painting, igniting a bloody uprising that leaves her alone with the artwork.

Zero‑Gravity Scene & Rescue

She feigns death by eating the painting, survives the gas, floats among cadavers in zero‑g—and spots a child being placed on level 333.

Final Sacrifice & Afterlife

Perempuan opts to save the child instead of escaping. She escorts him downward, meets a group implied to be dead—her final resting place.

Movie Ending

By month’s end, Perempuan arranges her fake demise and drifts within a bundle of corpses. Spotting a child dropped onto the lowest level, she chooses altruism over self-preservation. She sends the child upward for survival, while she remains — meeting dead inmates in what seems like an afterlife. The film doesn’t shy from metaphor: she likely dies here, yet achieves moral victory. It echoes Goreng’s choice in The Platform—rescue over self.

Are There Post‑Credits Scenes?

Yes: a mid‑credits scene reveals that multiple adult prisoners send children upward—a repeating ritual. Then, crucially, Goreng (Iván Massagué) appears with the child from the original film. He reunites with Perempuan—his ex-fiancé—confirming this is indeed a prequel, overlapping timelines with The Platform.

Cast

Milena Smit as Perempuan
Hovik Keuchkerian as Zamiatin
Natalia Tena as Sahabat
Óscar Jaenada as Dagin Babi
Iván Massagué as Goreng
Zorion Eguileor as Trimagasi

Film Music and Composer

Score by Aitor Etxebarria, creating a tense, industrial-sounding backdrop to this dystopia.

Filming Locations

Shot at BEC studios in Barakaldo, near Bilbao, Spain—facilitating the stark concrete prison aesthetic.

Awards and Nominations

As of now, no major awards or nominations are noted for this sequel—it met with mixed to negative reviews .

Behind‑the‑Scenes Insights

Mid‑credits scene meant to tie timelines and force a prequel interpretation.
Directors intended multiple vertical prison experiments worldwide—hinted in interviews .
Production continued core aesthetic: brutal, confined, visceral.

Inspirations and References

Directly inspired by the first film and its allegory of capitalism, solidarity, revolution and sacrifice. Mentions of “Messiah,” cults, trial by fire—referencing the original’s ambiguous mythos .

Alternate Endings and Deleted Scenes

No public info on alternate endings. Deleted scenes likely cut for pacing—none officially released.

Memorable Scenes and Quotes

Key Scenes

Zamiatin’s self‑immolation protest
The zero‑gravity “Interval” rescue
Mid‑credits reunion of Perempuan and Goreng

Iconic Quotes

Perempuan: “When the gas comes, we escape.”
Dagin Babi: Cult‑like decree enforcing the Law—harsh ultimatums against dissent.
Trimagasi: “We’re all prisoners of ourselves.”

Easter Eggs and Hidden Details

Painting of the drowning dog—symbolic of sacrifice and artistry.
Children as symbolic “messages” to the system—a callback to Gorilla’s act in the original film.
Presence of Goreng and Trimagasi confirms timeline overlap.

Trivia

Confirms The Platform 2 is a prequel via mid‑credits scene.
Sets up the idea of multiple prisons globally, per director statement .
The zero‑g shuffle scene required complex choreography and visual effects.

Why Watch?

If you’re intrigued by allegorical thrillers and moral dilemmas, this film offers a deeper dive into the Pit’s origins—and the human cost of ideological extremism. The mid‑credits twist alone is worth dissecting.

The Platform 2 (2024)