Lupita Nyong’o Redefines the Meaning of Death in ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’

‘A Quiet Place: Day One,’ released by Paramount Pictures, is a genre-bending horror film that redefines death for lead character, Sam (Lupita Nyong’o), in an apocalyptic New York City. Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o enthralls the viewer with stellar performances of quietness, care, resilience, and sacrifice in the face of an alien invasion that demands silence from a cacophonous New York City. In this prequel to ‘A Quiet Place’ film series, director Michael Sarnoksi takes fans back to the beginning where it all began: an explosion, a hunt, silence, and sacrifice. Nyong’o’s evocative performance as a terminally ill character who insists on reuniting with her late father, highlights the multiplicity of the apocalypse in the film and defines death as a reconnection to life.