We Are What We Are (2010)

When the patriarch of the family passes away, the teenage children must take responsibility for the family chores: the preparation of the rituals, the hunting and putting the all-important ... See full summary »

Director:

Jorge Michel Grau

Writer:

Jorge Michel Grau (screenplay)

Stars:

Francisco Barreiro, Paulina Gaitan, Alan Chávez

1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Francisco Barreiro	...	Alfredo
Paulina Gaitan	...	Sabina (as Paulina Gaitán)
Alan Chávez	...	Julián
Carmen Beato	...	Patricia
Adrián Aguirre	...	Adriana
Jorge Zárate	...	Owen
Esteban Soberanes	...	Octavio
Miguel Ángel Hoppe	...	Gustavo
Noé Hernández	...	Taxista
Octavio Michel	...	Teniente
Humberto Yáñez	...	Papá
Darwin Enahudy	...	Empleado tienda
Alejandro Faugier	...	Dueño Reloj
Elida Contreras	...	Lideresa
Juan Carlos Colombo	...	Director de la Funeraria

Storyline

When the patriarch of the family passes away, the teenage children must take responsibility for the family chores: the preparation of the rituals, the hunting and putting the all-important meat on the table. These newfound responsibilities are even more daunting, however, when you live in the city and happen to be a family of cannibals.

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Plot Keywords:

slasher | cannibal | latin american slasher | mexico | prostitute | 

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Taglines:

Young. Wild. Hungry.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jorge Michel Grau's intention was to make a film about familial disintegration. It just happened to be a horror movie about cannibals.

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Connections

Remade as We Are What We Are (2013)

User Reviews

Mexican Treat!

This is a beautifully shot and constructed, a family drama and teen coming of age story built on a horror premise...the controversial & hard to digest sub-genre of Cannibalism! But if the gore hound fans are looking for gore & gruesomeness all over, they need to be patient. This character piece with art house attributes delivered much more than a full blooded horror; though the cannibal sequences are deliciously graphic when they arrive at close to the end, the director takes his time to getting there. The story is about a family with an awful secret binding them together as well as tearing them slowly apart, it's a dark exploration of family bonds & blood rituals where the family that eats together stays together! This is a shocking satire not only on family dysfunction but also on poverty, society and the law. Even the director himself described the film's themes as "family disintegration, urban violence, and social deprivation, the fight among minorities to survive and be noticed." A little more depth to the characters and some more understanding of the motivations may be needed but it would have taken away the brutal feeling of the film. But Somos Lo Que Hay aka We are what we are is still a very promising debut from a talented young director (Jorge Michel Grau) of Mexico.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

3 December 2010 (Mexico)

Also Known As:

We Are What We Are

Filming Locations:

Mexico

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$338,166

Company Credits

Production Co:

Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (CCC), Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad (FOPROCINE)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1