Louis Leterrier’s The Last House begins with a simple but unsettling premise: one rainy day, houses suddenly become sealed, trapping everyone inside. No one can leave, and no one from outside can enter. The rain itself appears to be more than a natural phenomenon, because anything the inhabitants attempt to break—walls, windows, floors—is mysteriously restored to its original state. As the days pass, Wagner Moura’s family is forced to create new routines, ration supplies, and make increasingly difficult decisions while trying to understand what has happened to the world beyond their walls.
