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We Are What We Are

Young. Wild. Hungry.

2010 · 1h 30m · NOT RATED Horror, Thriller
Directed by Jorge Michel Grau

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After the death of a patriarch, a family must try to continue on with a disturbing, ritualistic tradition.

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72%
Tomatometer
Fresh

An unexpectedly rich exploration of family bonds, blood rituals and the oftentimes zombie-like desire to assume the roles proscribed to each of us, played out with a sharp undertow of political allegory and darkly comic sensibility.

Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times
Fresh

Unfolding in an impoverished neighborhood in Mexico City, this disturbing debut paints social decay with bold, elegant strokes and dizzying camera angles.

Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Fresh

Grau's script is intelligent, and it has something to say about family and social dysfunction. You just might want to skip meat for a few days.

V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Fresh

Like zombie auteur George Romero at his best, Grau locks his sights on his social commentary of choice and goes after it with the zeal of a 19-year-old cannibal girl sinking an ax into the skull of her next meal.

Ian Buckwalter, NPR
Fresh

Grau effectively mixes wry, bloody, deadpan gags, family drama, and stomach-churning violence.

Keith Phipps, AV Club

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