Somos lo que hay (2011)

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Synopsis

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 provided by the father. Now that he is gone, who will hunt? Who will lead them? How will they sate their horrific hunger? The task falls to the eldest son, Alfredo, a teenage misfit who seems far from ready to accept the challenge... But without human meat the family will die. Shocking, bloody and deeply moving, WE ARE WHAT WE ARE is a remarkable reinvention of the horror genre - a visceral and powerfully emotional portrait of a family bound by a terrible secret and driven by monstrous appetites.

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 18th, 2011 (Limited) by IFC Films, released as We are What We Are
Running Time: 90 minutes
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Keywords: Dysfunctional Family, Food, Serial Killer, Foreign Language, Cannibalism
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Centro De Capacitaction Cinematografica, Cinematografica, Fondo Para La Produccion
Production Countries: Mexico
Languages: Spanish

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Leading Cast

Paulina Gaitan    Sabina

Supporting Cast

Francisco Barreiro    Alfredo
Alan Chávez    Julian
Carmen Beato    Patricia
Jorge Zárate    Owen
Esteban Soberánes    Octavio

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Jorge Michel Grau    Screenwriter
Jorge Michel Grau    Director
Nicolás Celis    Producer
Santiago Sánchez    Cinematographer
Rodrigo Ríos    Editor
Federico Schmucler    Sound Designer
Enrico Chapela    Composer
Alejandro García    Production Designer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 26th, 2011

July 25th, 2011

Summer time at the box office is amazing. From the first weekend in May until sometime in August, there is usually an average of one $100 million dollar movie released per week. This year will have at least three months in a row with at least one $100 million film. On the home market, on the other hand, summer time is crappy. This year has been particularly tiresome, as the spring wasn't a fun time at the box office. The biggest release this week is Source Code, which was only a midlevel hit. To be fair, it is one of the best-reviewed wide releases of the year. On the other hand, neither the DVD nor the Blu-ray are exactly overloaded with extras. More...


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Synopsis

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 provided by the father. Now that he is gone, who will hunt? Who will lead them? How will they sate their horrific hunger? The task falls to the eldest son, Alfredo, a teenage misfit who seems far from ready to accept the challenge... But without human meat the family will die. Shocking, bloody and deeply moving, WE ARE WHAT WE ARE is a remarkable reinvention of the horror genre - a visceral and powerfully emotional portrait of a family bound by a terrible secret and driven by monstrous appetites.

Metrics

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 18th, 2011 (Limited) by IFC Films, released as We are What We Are
Running Time: 90 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Dysfunctional Family, Food, Serial Killer, Foreign Language, Cannibalism
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Centro De Capacitaction Cinematografica, Cinematografica, Fondo Para La Produccion
Production Countries: Mexico
Languages: Spanish

Leading Cast

Paulina Gaitan    Sabina

Supporting Cast

Francisco Barreiro    Alfredo
Alan Chávez    Julian
Carmen Beato    Patricia
Jorge Zárate    Owen
Esteban Soberánes    Octavio

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Jorge Michel Grau    Screenwriter
Jorge Michel Grau    Director
Nicolás Celis    Producer
Santiago Sánchez    Cinematographer
Rodrigo Ríos    Editor
Federico Schmucler    Sound Designer
Enrico Chapela    Composer
Alejandro García    Production Designer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 26th, 2011

July 25th, 2011

Summer time at the box office is amazing. From the first weekend in May until sometime in August, there is usually an average of one $100 million dollar movie released per week. This year will have at least three months in a row with at least one $100 million film. On the home market, on the other hand, summer time is crappy. This year has been particularly tiresome, as the spring wasn't a fun time at the box office. The biggest release this week is Source Code, which was only a midlevel hit. To be fair, it is one of the best-reviewed wide releases of the year. On the other hand, neither the DVD nor the Blu-ray are exactly overloaded with extras. More...

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.