: Each level houses two prisoners. A platform laden with gourmet food descends from Level 0. It stops for a few minutes on each level; those at the top feast, while those at the bottom starve or resort to cannibalism.
Critics frequently cite the film as a blunt critique of socio-political structures. The Platform Explained (Ending, Hidden Meaning & Themes) The Platform (2019)
The film is set in a vertical prison known as the "Vertical Self-Management Center" or "The Hole". : Each level houses two prisoners