After a zombie outbreak, a man takes his family to his childhood house to protect them, but old traumas resurface, and more horrors unfold inside the walls.
A slow-burn, psychological horror with a hint of zombies – imagine The Shining (1980) with zombies outside the gate. Aesthetically, it is very appealing, and the acting is good. Writer/director Carlo Ledesma has done a decent job revealing a confined post-apocalyptic world and the problems that come with it. But the zombies, in this case, are the backdrop of the film’s theme, which is no other than childhood drama and its relation to domestic abuse. To be more specific, Francis and Iris had problems before the outbreak, and the outbreak only amplified those issues. While it’s not The Shining, Outside has its own qualities, and it’s worth your time, especially if you decide to parallel that story to the actual pandemic we faced not so long ago and its connection to the actual domestic abuse negative records that unfortunately skyrocketed worldwide.
Childhood trauma and domestic abuse is an ongoing debate, and Outside can provide a decent foundation to instigate that debate. Arguably, if you choose not to see from that angle, you might find it uneventful at times and too long for what it has to offer. If you are into zombies and/or psychological horrors, you’ll probably find it quite intriguing.
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