Movie

We Are What We Are

2013 · 105 min

A slow, rain-soaked descent into a family's grim secret, blending quiet dread with visceral horror and a lingering sense of tragedy.

Tagline: Blood is the strongest bond.
Overview: The Parkers, reclusive people who cling to ancient customs, find their secret lives threatened when a torrential downpour and the death of the family matriarch forces daughters Iris and Rose to assume special responsibilities.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, isolation, faith, guilt
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
isolation
faith
guilt
survival
Places: small town
countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild