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We Are the Flesh

2016 · 79 min

A grimy, claustrophobic descent into ritualistic depravity that is visually striking but punishing to sit through.

Directed by
Emiliano Rocha Minter
Genres
Drama, Horror, Fantasy
Starring
María Evoli, Noé Hernández, María Cid
Overview
After wandering a ruined city for years in search of food and shelter, two siblings find their way into one of the last remaining buildings. Inside, they find a man who will make them a dangerous offer to survive the outside world.

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Directed by
Emiliano Rocha Minter
Genres
Drama, Horror, Fantasy
Starring
María Evoli, Noé Hernández, María Cid
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • corruption
  • power
  • isolation
  • trauma
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror8
Humour1
Realism4
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness10
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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Genres
drama, horror, fantasy
Directed by
Emiliano Rocha Minter
Written by
Emiliano Rocha Minter
Starring
María Evoli, Noé Hernández, María Cid, Diego Gamaliel, Gabino Rodríguez, Jonathan Miralda, Andrés Villalobos, Claudette Maillé
Cinematography
Yollótl Alvarado
Runtime
79 min
Country
France, Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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