Just open the application Netflix to find the title of the movie Leaving the world behind (Leaving the world behind) as the most seen in Ecuador and get carried away by the disturbing trailer. Julia Roberts And Ethan Hawke It is a couple who, with their two children, are desperately trying to escape the impending collision of an oil tanker with the swimmers on the beach where they are resting. Do they achieve it? You have to see the movie to see that this isn’t the worst of their problems.

He apocalyptic thriller Leaving the world behinddirected by Sam Esmail (the creator of Mr. Robot), tells the story of two families (one consisting of Roberts and Hawke, the other of Mahershala Ali) fighting for survival amid an inexplicable blackout, apparently due to a cyber attack.

The film is based on the novel of the same name by Rumaan Alamone of the best-selling books of 2020. Alam also serves as the film’s executive producer alongside Barack and Michelle Obama.

Netflix premieres on Monday December 11 and Tuesday December 12

What is it about Leaving the world behind?

Amanda (Julia Roberts) and her husband Clay (Ethan Hawke) rent a luxury home on Long Island to spend the weekend with their children Archie and Rose. The holiday gets weird when GH (Mahershala Ali) and his daughter Ruth unexpectedly show up at that house and claim they are the owners. As if that wasn’t enough, visitors claim that a mysterious cyber attack has occurred and they seek refuge. The two families face impending chaos, which becomes more disturbing by the minute. The truth is, they just want to get back to normal, but they can’t.

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The film Leaving the world behind Is it based on a book?

Yes. It is based on the best-selling novel by Rumaan Alam, winner of the 2020 National Book Award. “I read it in one sitting and read it again a few hours later, the first time as a fan and the second time as I imagined it. it as a film,” explains director Esmail. “I found a way to expand my obsessions and translate them into a cinematic experience: what if technology was the driving force behind this collapse?”

For his part, Alam found in Esmail the kind of creative partner he hoped would adapt his novel.

Who is performing Leaving the world behind?

The film also stars Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke and Mahershala Ali Myha’la, as Ruth, Ali’s daughter; And Farrah Mackenzie and Charlie Evans, such as Rose and Archie, Roberts and Hawke’s children. Join us too Kevin Bacon, as a survivalist, or person preparing for social collapse.