What We Become (2015)

A family of four is quarantined in their home as a virulent strand of the flu spreads into town and they are forced to the extreme to escape alive.

Director:

Bo Mikkelsen

Writer:

Bo Mikkelsen

Stars:

Benjamin Engell, Troels Lyby, Mille Dinesen

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Benjamin Engell	...	Gustav
Troels Lyby	...	Dino
Mille Dinesen	...	Pernille
Ella Solgaard	...	Maj
Marie Boda	...	Sonja
Mikael Birkkjær	...	Casper
Therese Damsgaard	...	Anna
Diana Axelsen	...	Maria
Rita Angela	...	Elna
Simon Papousek	...	Sonjas Far (as Simon Bering Papousek)
Kristian Halken	...	Christian Hall
Laura Bro	...	Kvinden i Netto
Reimer Bo Christensen	...	Nyhaedsoplæser (as Reimer Bo)
Trine Sick	...	Nyhaedsoplæser
Robert Strandgaard Mikkelsen	...	Dreng til Vejfest

Storyline

A family of four is quarantined in their home as a virulent strand of the flu spreads into town and they are forced to the extreme to escape alive.

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Plot Keywords:

blood | bloody face | bitten in the throat | bitten in the neck | infected | 

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Taglines:

Stay home. Lock up. Don't breathe.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

What We Become (2015) is the first post-apocalyptic zombie movie made in Denmark.

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Quotes

Pernille: Oh, the sun is red, Mom, and the forest black. Now the sun is dead, Mom, and the night is back. The fox is right outside, Mom, we mustn't let him in. Please sit down by my side, Mom, and let me hear you sing.

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Soundtracks

Sound Of Tomorrow
Performed by Striving Vines
(Jonas Harsløf Møller)
Licensed from Antiphonics

User Reviews

Not bad

No spoilers. Right off the top I'll say it was pretty decent little film... Didn't care for the clip from the climax that plays during the opening credits. Don't understand why the director felt the need to share that 50 seconds with the audience. Maybe a Danish thing.

Did very much like the camera work and shot selection used by the director, felt right there pretty much, in the scene. Felt personal, worked pretty well throughout. And they spend the first 10 minutes just getting to know the characters a little. Does it well enough to point out their character flaws without having to rub your nose in them. Showed real patience given it's only a 90-minute film, and no CGI so they focused on their characters and the story, which worked. Also thought they over did the lighting. Mostly shot indoors and at night so darker would have worked better.

However as the story progresses and the pace picks up the cast lags. The characters are a bit too subdued/lethargic as their world becomes unhinged with their survival increasingly in doubt. They should have been wired when instead they looked and acted a bit stoned. For people on the edge of the abyss they certainly lacked for nervous conversation. Think really scared people would have talked more.

As often happens in this genre the writer mistakenly believes the characters must make bad/stupid decisions for things to happen. Myself I never like watching stupid people. Prefer when the situation forces the characters to respond rather than vice versa. Have some of each here. Did not care for the climax much or for the ending, expected more, characters deserved a better ending.

All said not a bad little film, pretty good actually. Obviously a small budget but think it worked in their favor, worth a watch

Details

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Release Date:

13 May 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

What We Become

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$39,234

Company Credits

Production Co:

Meta Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min