Outside is a post-apocalyptic survival drama from the Philippines and is a zombie horror thriller. The film has enough English dialogue for audiences to easily understand the plot without watching the dubbed version.
With a run time of 2 hours and 22 minutes, the film is about a family trying to save themselves from a zombie outbreak. They seek shelter in their father's childhood home which unearths memories of generational trauma and abuse.
Carlo Ledesma is the writer and director of the film with Paul Soriano and Mark Victor producing it. Shing-Fung Cheung was the cinematographer for the project. An award-winning writer, producer, and director, Carlo Ledesma is known for his work in films such as Sunod, The Tunnel, and The Last One. Carlo Ledesma is known for his strong background in making horror films.
When was Outside released?
Outside was released on October 17, 2024, across the world, although it was originally scheduled to be released on October 11, 2024. Audiences can catch the film on Netflix worldwide.
What can the audience expect from Outside?
The film is about a family that consists of an erratic father, Francis, his wife Iris, and his sons, Lucas and Joshua. The family seeks shelter in Francis's childhood farmhouse to protect themselves from a zombie outbreak.
Trouble comes knocking at their door when cracks begin to show in Francis and Iris's relationship. This puts the family off to a rocky start as Iris and Francis have a hard time agreeing on where their family would be the safest.
Their relationship is strained further when Francis starts to have flashbacks of his horrible childhood in the farmhouse. He begins to remember times when his father would penalize him so he could be a "real man".
With old secrets turning into looming threats, Francis becomes unstable under the stress of being in his childhood house and amidst a zombie attack. Wanting any sense of normalcy back, will Francis and his family survive?
The cast of the post-apocalyptic zombie thriller
The cast of Outside features Sid Lucero playing Francis, the unstable patriarch of the family. Beauty Gonzalez plays Iris while Marco Masa and Aiden Tyler Patdu play Joshua and Lucas respectively. The film's cast also includes Joel Torre as Arturo, James Blanco as Diego, Enchong Dee as a soldier, and Bing Pimentel
Outside is available to stream on Netflix.