Leave the World Behind (film)

pWotD Episode 2412: Leave the World Behind (film) <br /><br />Welcome to popular Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of a popular Wikipedia page every day.<br /><br />With 574,447 views on Saturday, 9 December 2023 our article of the day is Leave the World Behind (film).<br /><br />Leave the World Behind is a 2023 American apocalyptic psychological thriller film written, directed and produced by Sam Esmail. It is based on the 2020 novel of the same name by Rumaan Alam. The film stars Julia Roberts (who also produced the film), Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, Myha'la, and Kevin Bacon as they attempt to make sense of the gradual breakdown in phones, television and technology which points to a potential cataclysm.<br /><br />Leave the World Behind had its world premiere at the AFI Fest on October 25, 2023. It was released in select theaters on November 22, 2023, before its streaming release by Netflix on December 8, 2023.<br /><br />This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:29 UTC on Sunday, 10 December 2023.<br /><br />For the full current version of the article, see <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leave_the_World_Behind_%28film%29'>Leave the World Behind (film) on Wikipedia</a>.<br /><br />This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.<br /><br />Visit our archives at <a href='https://wikioftheday.com'>wikioftheday.com</a> and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.<br /><br />Follow us on Mastodon at <a href='http://masto.ai/@wikioftheday/'>@wikioftheday@masto.ai</a>.<br /><br />Also check out <a href='http://curmudgeons-corner.com'>Curmudgeon's Corner</a>, a current events podcast.<br /><br />Until next time, I'm Kendra Neural.<br />