The Independent

Leave the World Behind author explains film’s controversial ending

Source: JoJo Whilden/NETFLIX

Warning – Major spoilers ahead for Leave the World Behind

Leave the World Behind, Netflix’s new disaster thriller directed by Mr Robot creator Sam Esmail, ends on a highly ambiguous note.

The film – an adaptation of Rumaan Alam’s 2020 – follows Amanda and Clay Sandford, played by and , who take their two children Rose and Archie (Farrah Mackenzie and Charlie Evans) on a weekend getaway to Long Island, New York.

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from The Independent

The Independent2 min read
What The Papers Say – May 2
Tributes to the 14-year-old boy who was killed in Tuesday’s sword attack features among the stories leading Thursday’s newspapers. The Daily Express, Daily Mirror and the Metro lead with tributes to Daniel Anjorin, who was murdered in east London on
The Independent3 min read
Duane Eddy, Twangy Guitar Hero Of Early Rock, Dead At Age 86
Duane Eddy, a pioneering guitar hero whose reverberating electric sound on instrumentals such as "Rebel Rouser" and “Peter Gunn” helped put the twang in early rock 'n' roll and influenced George Harrison, Bruce Springsteen and countless other musicia
The Independent1 min read
Newsreader Martine Croxall Appears At Employment Tribunal Against BBC
Newsreader Martine Croxall has appeared at her employment tribunal against the BBC. She arrived at the Central London Employment Tribunal for a preliminary hearing on Wednesday flanked by BBC presenting colleagues Karin Giannone, Kasia Madera and Ann

Related