Somos lo que hay (2010)

Director:

Jorge Michel Grau

Writer:

Jorge Michel Grau (screenplay)

Release Date:

12 November 2010 (Ireland)

Genre:

Drama | Horror

Tagline:

Young. Wild. Hungry.

Plot:

When the patriarch of the family passes away, the teenage children must take responsibility for the family chores: the preparation of the rituals...

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Family Relationships | Mexico | Cannibalism | Mother Son Relationship

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Francisco Barreiro	...	Alfredo
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Adrián Aguirre	...	Adriana
Miriam Balderas	...	Sheila
Carmen Beato	...	Patricia
Alan Chávez	...	Julián
Juan Carlos Colombo	...	Director de la Funeraria
Paulina Gaitan	...	Sabina
Daniel Giménez Cacho	...	Tito
Miguel Ángel Hoppe	...	Gustavo
Raúl Kennedy	...	Adán
Octavio Michel	...	Teniente
Esteban Soberanes	...	Octavio
Humberto Yáñez	...	Papá
Jorge Zárate	...	Owen

Directed by
Jorge Michel Grau

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jorge Michel Grau		screenplay

Produced by
Nicolás Celis	....	producer
Henner Hoffman	....	executive producer
Liliana Pardo	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Enrico Chapela

Cinematography by
Santiago Sanchez

Film Editing by
Rodrigo Ríos

Casting by
April Shannon

Production Design by
Alejandro García

Set Decoration by
Sandra Flores

Costume Design by
Fernanda Vélez

Makeup Department
Francesca Dalla Benetta	....	make up designer

Production Management
Karina Blanco	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Erik Baeza	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Gabriel Tapia	....	art coordinator
Oscar Tello	....	graphic artist

Sound Department
Axel Muñoz	....	sound recordist

Special Effects by
Alejandro Vázquez	....	special effects

Thanks
Alan Chávez	....	dedicatee
Martha Orozco	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (CCC)
• Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad (FOPROCINE)

Distributors

• Alamode Filmverleih (2011) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Artificial Eye (2010) (UK) (theatrical)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2011) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• IFC Films (2010) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Magyarhangya (2010) (Hungary) (theatrical)
• Cinema Mondo (2010) (Finland) (all media)
• Roadshow Entertainment (2011) (Australia) (DVD)

Also Known As:

"We Are What We Are" - International (English title)
"Jestesmy tym, co jemy" - Poland (imdb display title)
"Kan Kokusu" - Turkey (Turkish title) (imdb display title)
"Mä oon mitä oon" - Finland (imdb display title)
"Ne nous jugez pas" - France (imdb display title)
"Nous sommes ce que nous sommes" - France (festival title)
"Vagyunk, akik vagyunk" - Hungary
"Vi är vad vi är" - Finland (Swedish title) (imdb display title)
"We Are What We Are" - Sweden (imdb display title)
"Wir sind was wir sind" - Germany (imdb display title)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Ireland:16 | Finland:K-15 | Australia:MA (2011) | USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Mexico

Company:

Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (CCC)

Family matters

Even if you don't know what the movie is about, the opening scene will make it very clear, without any words, what is about to come. And it is shot very nicely (in a raw way). And the movie does hold onto that mood until the end of it.

Unfortunately I did not like the ending that much. It's not about how a movie ends, but about how people act (or react) to the circumstances. We are used to certain behavior in movies, but it'd still be nice to see people actually having a mind of their own and not something that feels "scripted" (no pun intended). But I might be nitpicking. If you like movies to be weird and all over the place and a horror movie mixing drama and social commentary, then you found another "candidate" ...