Somos lo que hay (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, Adrián Aguirre, Diego Casas Anaya

1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Francisco Barreiro	...	Alfredo
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Adrián Aguirre	...	Adriana
Diego Casas Anaya
Mario Arellano
Miriam Balderas	...	Sheila
Carmen Beato	...	Patricia
Lizzete Campos	...	Niña 1
Jorge Castañeda
Denise Castillo
Alan Chávez	...	Julián
Juan Carlos Colombo	...	Director de la Funeraria
Carolina Contreras	...	Paramédico 1
Elida Contreras
Gerardo Cortez
Darwin Enahudy	...	Empleado tienda

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:

mexico | prostitute | severed finger | horror movie remade | gay kiss | 

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Taglines:

Young. Wild. Hungry.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Facebook

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

3 December 2010 (Mexico)

Also Known As:

We Are What We Are

Filming Locations:

Mexico

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Inspirations for director Jorge Michel Grau included Vincent Gallo's Buffalo '66 (1998), the films of Michael Haneke and Claire Denis' Trouble Every Day (2001).

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Connections

Remade as We Are What We Are (2013)

User Reviews

Unpleasant Movie and Characters

In Mexico, the patriarch (Humberto Yáñez) of a family of cannibals dies in a shopping mall. He is a watchmaker that supports his family and his sons Alfredo (Francisco Barreiro) and Julián (Alan Chávez) go to the street market to work in his booth. However the manager evicts them from the market since their father owes three-week rental to her. When they return home, their sister Sabina (Paulina Gaitan) informs that their father has died in the mall. While the three siblings discuss who will be the family provider for their rituals, their mother Patricia (Carmen Beato) locks herself in a room. Alfredo and Julián initially assume the responsibility but they are clumsy and soon two corrupt police detectives track them down.

"Somos lo que hay" is an unpleasant Mexican low-budget movie with displeasing characters. A couple of days ago, I saw the good 2013 remake and I was curious to see the original feature. I found it very disappointing, with nasty characters and situations. Further, it is difficulty to say if the author of this horror movie wishes to show social problems in Mexico (poverty, prostitution, corrupt police etc.), drama or whatever. My vote is four.

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