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Rumaan Alam’s 2020 New York Times bestseller “Leave the World Behind” has returned to the top of bestseller lists this week following the release of the film adaptation on Netflix.
The film, directed by Sam Esmail and executive produced by Barack and Michelle Obama, follows a couple (Julia Roberts and Ethan Hawke) who books a weekend getaway with their children.
In the middle of the night, the owner of the home, played by Mahershala Ali, shows up to seek refuge with his daughter (Myha’la Herrold) as a potential apocalypse unfolds outside.
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