From the director of the global Netflix hit The Platform, Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s new thriller Rich Flu is available now on Digital and On-Demand platforms – and to mark the occasion, we’re proud to share an EXCLUSIVE clip from the film! You can check it out in the embed above.
What is Rich Flu about?
Scripted by Gaztelu-Urrutia, Sam Steiner, and The Platform writers Pedro Rivero and David Desola, Rich Flu has the following synopsis: A strange and unexpected disease is taking the lives of the world’s wealthiest and most influential people. First, the billionaires die, then the multi-millionaires, and so on progressively. The pandemic threatens to reach anyone with any kind of massive fortune. No one knows where the limit is… At first, the masses joyfully welcome the disappearance of these great fortunes, but as the collapse of their economic empires affects the stock market, employment, and economic stability, chaos takes over the First World.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead (10 Cloverfield Lane) stars with Rafe Spall (The Big Short), Lorraine Bracco (The Sopranos), Dixie Egerickx (The Secret Garden), Timothy Spall (Mr. Turner), Jonah Hauer-King (The Little Mermaid), Cesar Domboy (Outlander), Dayana Esebe (LA Star), and Richard Sammel (3 Days To Kill).
Rosamund Pike was originally slated to star in the film, but she dropped out due to scheduling issues and was replaced by Winstead. It’s Timothy Spall who really takes the spotlight in our exclusive clip, delivering a two-minute monologue.
Spencer and Jackie director Pablo Larraín produced Rich Flu with Juan de Dios Larraín, through their Fabula banner. Gaztelu-Urrutia also produced the film, alongside Basque Films’ Carlos Juárez, Albert Soler of Mamma Team, and Nostromo Pictures’ Adrián Guerra and Núria Valls. Filming took place in Barcelona, Fuerteventura, and Senegal.
In between The Platform and Rich Flu, Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia also brought us The Platform 2, which was (like its predecessor) a Netflix release.
Are you interested in Rich Flu? Take a look at our exclusive clip, then share your thoughts on this one by leaving a comment below. I enjoyed The Platform, so I’m looking forward to Rich Flu (and really need to catch up on The Platform 2).
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