How ‘Outside’ explores generational trauma and the monsters within ourselves

How ‘Outside’ explores generational trauma and the monsters within ourselves

For Sid Lucero, Beauty Gonzalez, and Marco Masa, working on the psychological horror film “Outside” was a learning and unlearning experience, as it reminded them of the dangers beyond the zombies outside their fictional home.

Set in the middle of a zombie apocalypse, Francis Abel (Lucero) and his wife Iris (Gonzalez) and their sons Joshua (Masa) and Lucas (Aiden Tyler Patdu) find refuge in the mansion of Francis’ parents. But while they spend their lives in isolation, they discover that unresolved generational traumas and hidden demons are greater than the undead.

“After doing ‘Outside,’ I had to go out of the country just to get myself together. It was a rollercoaster of emotions,” Gonzalez told INQUIRER.net in a one-on-one interview. Also joining her were Lucero and Masa, who are a far cry from their soulless characters in the film.