We Are What We Are

We Are What We Are

Young. Wild. Hungry.

Directed by Jorge Michel Grau

Produced by Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (CCC), Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad

201090 min6.0 / 10

A dark family horror film that explores the collision between inherited ritual and moral transgression, grounded in intimate domestic relationships.

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

Questions people ask

  • Does We Are What We Are end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is We Are What We Are easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is We Are What We Are violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

  • Is We Are What We Are sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is We Are What We Are scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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