2011
Not Rated
IFC Films
1 h 30 m

2011
Not Rated
IFC Films
1 h 30 m

Summary A middle-aged man dies in the street, leaving his widow and three children destitute. The devastated family is confronted not only with his loss but with a terrible challenge - how to survive. For they are cannibals. They have always existed on a diet of human flesh consumed in bloody ritual ceremonies... and the victims have always been...

Directed By: Jorge Michel Grau

Written By: Jorge Michel Grau

2011
Not Rated
IFC Films
1 h 30 m

2011
Not Rated
IFC Films
1 h 30 m

We Are What We Are

Name: We Are What We Are
Genre: Drama, Horror
Released: 2011-02-18
Duration: 1 min 30 s
Rating: 65
Cast: Francisco Barreiro, Paulina Gaitan, Alan Chávez, Carmen Beato, Adrián Aguirre

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 18 User Ratings

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Directed By: Jorge Michel Grau

Written By: Jorge Michel Grau

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Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews

75% Positive
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8% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews

75% Positive
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IndieWire

Feb 18, 2011

Representing lower-class violence taken to an extreme, the cannibalism cannot be contained by police work. The movie's gradual build to a thrilling, appropriately bloody climax intensifies this disconnect.

By Eric Kohn FULL REVIEW

Empire

Feb 14, 2011

Surely cinema's first Mexican social-realist cannibal horror drama, it's grimly funny and at times horribly effective stuff. Ickily excellent.

By Adam Smith FULL REVIEW

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28% Negative
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New York Post

Feb 18, 2011

Morbidly funny art-house horror tale.

By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW

The A.V. Club

Feb 17, 2011

Mixing social commentary and black humor with copious amounts of blood and cracking bones, We Are What We Are offers a cannibal's-eye view of Mexico City's seamier side.

By Keith Phipps FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Feb 17, 2011

This ghastly scenario of poor preying on poor is, like the film's gray-green palette, profoundly depressing and entirely pitiless.

By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW

Boxoffice Magazine

Feb 18, 2011

A superficially provocative movie that tries way too hard to be memorable. Horror aficionados will be tantalized before walking away unsatisfied.

By John P. McCarthy FULL REVIEW

Time Out

Feb 15, 2011

You can practically taste the grime in Jorge Michel Grau's art-house horror show-the film looks like it's been slathered with gooey discards from a backyard barbecue.

By Keith Uhlich FULL REVIEW

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

Release Date Feb 18, 2011

Duration 1 h 30 m

Rating Not Rated

Genres

Tagline Young. Wild. Hungry.

Website http://www.facebook.com/pages/Somos-lo-que-hay/224417640312

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Awards

Ariel Awards, Mexico

• 2 Nominations

Cannes Film Festival

• 2 Nominations

Gérardmer Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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Francisco Barreiro

Alfredo

Paulina Gaitan

Sabina

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

Daniel Giménez Cacho

Tito

Bryan Pizavila

Niño de la calle muerto

Lizzete Campos

Niña 1

Israel Gudiño

Niño 2

Benny Mendoza

Adolescente 1

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