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We Are What We Are

2010 · 90 min

A grim, slow-burning descent into a family's grotesque ritual, suffused with dread and quiet desperation.

Directed by
Jorge Michel Grau
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Paulina Gaitán, Francisco Barreiro, Alan Chávez
Tagline
Young. Wild. Hungry.
Overview
After the death of a patriarch, a family must try to continue on with a disturbing, ritualistic tradition.

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Directed by
Jorge Michel Grau
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Paulina Gaitán, Francisco Barreiro, Alan Chávez
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 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
  • survival
  • isolation
  • obsession
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour1
Realism7
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Jorge Michel Grau
Written by
Jorge Michel Grau
Starring
Paulina Gaitán, Francisco Barreiro, Alan Chávez, Carmen Beato, Adrián Aguirre, Miriam Balderas, Jorge Zárate, Esteban Soberanes
Music
Enrico Chapela
Cinematography
Santiago Sánchez
Runtime
90 min
Country
Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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