Carlo Ledesma's Outside is a 2024 Philippine horror drama movie that was released by Netflix on October 11, 2024. The movie stars Sid Lucero and Beauty Gonzalez as protagonists, who try to survive a zombie-apocalypse with their children.
A sudden zombie outbreak in the city forces Francis (played by Sid Lucero) to escape with his wife Iris and sons (Joshua and Lucas). The family eventually takes refugee in Francis' paternal farmhouse near a sugarcane plantation.
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They later discover that Francis' father and the house servant have committed suicide, after succumbing to a zombie infestattion. His mother was also initially infected and turned to a zombie, so, Francis has to kill her to protect his family.
The movie Outside revolves around how the four of them survive in the syn-apocalyptic world, fight off the evil and through a series of incidents, reach their final fate.
However, according to reports, director Sid Lucero has portrayed the zombies in a way which is quite unique. They are not shown just as deadly creatures trying to feed on human beings. But when they do attack, they remember their past life and feel gulity of what they have been turned to now, like a sinister force is driving them.
To know more about the monsters in Outside, follow this article.
How are the zombies different in Outside?
The monsters in the movie Outside have been described as 'The Dead Ones.' What we usually see in zombie movies is that the deadly creatures only attack and try to kill the living beings. But in this film, they can also talk and communicate with humans.
According to reports, director Lucero did not want to portray them just as mindless monsters. The zombies remember things from their human life and mouth exactly the same words they have said as living beings.
To give an example, we can consider the scene where Francis' mother (after being infected into a zombie) creepily crawls towards her loved ones and says "Sorry" before attacking them.
As multiple reports have stated, residents of the actual town have been portrayed in make up to take part in the movie. Sid Lucero has reportedly tried to enhance the creepy element in the horror drama by allowing the monsters to speak to human beings.
Does Francis find a way to kill the zombies in Outside?
As seen in the beginning of the movie Outside, Francis learns that his father and the servant have killed themselves after being infected by the plague. Soon after, he encounters his mother who has already turned into a zombie. To protect his family, Francis is forced to kill his mother wtih a gun.
As the plot unravels, we witness that his brother Diego also falls prey to the infection and turns into one of the deadly monsters. Later, Francis kills his brother to protect his wife and children. So, we eventually learn that the monsters are mortal beings.
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