Thursday, May 26, 2011

We Are What We Are (2010)

We Are What We Are / Somos lo que hay (2010)
We Are What We Are / Somos lo que hay (2010)

Genre: Horror
Director: Jorge Michel Grau
Starring: Francisco Barreiro, Alan Chávez, Paulina Gaitan
Duration: 90 min.
Rating: 5.2/10

Summary:
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?



We Are What We Are is the debut feature from writer and director Jorge Michel Grau.  It was screened at the Director's Fortnight section of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.  Set in Mexico City, the film follows a poor family who happen to be cannibals, after their father dies unexpectedly.

I don't have much to say about this one.  It starts off promisingly with some stylish camerawork and good dramatic tension.  Grau does display a talent for creating a creepy atmosphere, but ultimately is let down by unconvincing acting and a lack of character development.  Oh and no cannibalism.  

We Are What We Are / Somos lo que hay (2010)

We Are What We Are / Somos lo que hay (2010)

We Are What We Are / Somos lo que hay (2010)

We Are What We Are / Somos lo que hay (2010)

We Are What We Are / Somos lo que hay (2010)

We Are What We Are / Somos lo que hay (2010)

We Are What We Are / Somos lo que hay (2010)

We Are What We Are / Somos lo que hay (2010)

14 comments:

Adalmin said...

I was reading this and I actually did a double take at "For they are cannibals."

Shame it isn't anything better; it sounds like it's right up my alley!

Guy Movie Blogger said...

Okay, so the cannibalism is weird, but it looks like a decent horror flick. I'm kind of intrigued.

The Angry Lurker said...

No cannabilism in a movie about cannibals, no thanks.

Jack L said...

sounds pretty lame., what's the point in having a film about cannibals that doesn't contain any cannibalism...
I won't be watching it.

Hermann Rorschach said...

Whoa, whoa whoa!  Just because you don't see any flesh eating doesn't mean this won't be an interesting story!  (The acting on the other hand...the uneaten one that is.)

Tim B. said...

Sounds like it has potential to be a really good story, so might still be worth checking out. But having them not actually do any cannibalizing seems to defeat the premise of the movie?

Bonjour Tristesse said...

I may have been a bit harsh, we still see the aftermath of and the preparation of it.

Bonjour Tristesse said...

You won't be missing out

Bonjour Tristesse said...

Yeah Jack, lame is a good word for it.

Bonjour Tristesse said...

The story does start off interesting, but that's about it.

The Reel Foto said...

Still sounds interesting though.

Das Auto! said...

The cannibal part totally took me off guard! now i really wanna watch this

Bonjour Tristesse said...

That's what got my attention at first too.

Moviemonstrosityblog said...

The trailer is quite convincing!  Well, i de know someone who loves these kind of movies :)

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