Somos lo que hay (We Are What We Are)

Director: Jorge Michel Grau
Writer: Jorge Michel Grau
Cast: April Therese Shannon, Ehecatl García
Theatrical Release Date:
Festivals: Cannes Film Festival, New York Film Festival, Denver International Film Festival
Criticwire: B-

Synopsis: A middle-aged man dies in the street, leaving his widow and three sons 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 provided by the father. Now that he is gone, who will hunt? Who will lead them? How will they slaken their horrific hunger? The task falls to the eldest son, Alfredo, a teenage misfit who seems far from ready to accept the challenge...

Reviews

REVIEW | A Cannibal Family Dines Together in “We Are What We Are”

The horror genre has been ruthlessly mined for metaphor, often at the expense of credibility. The tricky balance of the Mexican cannibal drama “We Are What We Are” ("Somos lo que hay") involves its pairing of a conventional family unit with ludicrously grotesque proclivities. At once chilling and pa...
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News

"We Are What We Are" and "Metalocalypse" Directors Join "The ABCs of Death"

Drafthouse Films, Magnet Pictures and Timpson Films have come close to finalizing the list of 26 directors lined up to helm segments for their international co-production "The ABCs of Death."
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FUTURES | "We Are What We Are" Director Jorge Michel Grau

For a rookie with one film out of the gate, Mexican director Jorge Michel Grau has had quite year. His feature film debut, "We Are What We Are" ("Somos lo que hay"), a grisly cannibal family melodrama and horror mashup, began its journey in March at the Guadalajara International Film Festival, went ...
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Interviews

"We Are What We Are" Director On Making a 'Personal' Cannibal Tale

This interview with "We Are What We Are" director Jorge Michel Grau was originally published during indieWIRE's coverage of the 2010 New York Film Festival. The film opens this Friday, February 18.For a rookie with one film out of the gate, Mexican director Jorge Michel Grau has had quite year. His ...
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FUTURES | "We Are What We Are" Director Jorge Michel Grau

For a rookie with one film out of the gate, Mexican director Jorge Michel Grau has had quite year. His feature film debut, "We Are What We Are" ("Somos lo que hay"), a grisly cannibal family melodrama and horror mashup, began its journey in March at the Guadalajara International Film Festival, went ...
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