We Are What We Are "Superb" ★★★★ *
Matt Glasby, Total Film
In cinemas from Friday 28th Feb. 2014. Also on DVD from Monday 3rd March 2014.
A uniquely disturbing tale from the director of
Stake Land, Jim Mickle brings a tense, heartbreaking and dramatic horror to life in this beautifully told tale of family, tradition and death.
With breakout performances from Bill Sage (
Boardwalk Empire) and newcomers Julia Garner (
Martha Marcy May Marlene) and Ambyr Childers (
The Master),
We Are What We Are is an undeniably stylised piece of cinema.
Key talent:
Jim Mickle (Director *
Stake Land,
Mulberry Street)
Bill Sage (Frank Parker *
Boardwalk Empire,
Nurse Jackie,
American Psycho)
Julia Garner (Rose Parker *
The Perks of Being a Wallflower,
Martha Marcy May Marlene,
Sin City: A Dame To Kill For)
Ambyr Childers (Iris Parker *
2 Guns,
The Master,
Ray Donovan)
Michael Parks (Doc Barrow
* Argo,
Kill Bill Vol 1 & 2, Red State)
Kelly McGillis (Marge *
The Innkeepers,
Top Gun,
Stake Land,
Witness)
Synopsis:
The Parkers are a seemingly wholesome family but patriarch Frank rules over them with a rigorous fervour. When tragedy strikes and his daughters Iris and Rose are forced to assume terrifying responsibilities that extend beyond those of a typical family, the local authorities begin to uncover clues to a horrible truth that the Parkers have hidden for so many years.
You'll Love It Because
Jim Mickle follows up the critically acclaimed horror
Stake Land with a masterpiece in tension and style. We Are What We Are won us and audiences over at Film4 Frightfest 2013 with it’s gut wrenching characterisation, breakthrough performances and direction.
Don’t let
We Are What We Are pass you by, you will fall in love with every gruesome bite.
Hot Quotes:
“intense shocker with outstanding performances.”
**** * Kim Newman, Empire
“Superb” **** *
Matt Glasby, Total Film
"Bloody, brutal, and quite brilliant” **** *
Loaded
“A tense, atmospheric and terrifying fright flick.” *
Front
“Heartbreakingly brutal and truly terrifying” *
Horror Channel
Special Features:
An Acquired Taste: The Making of We Are What We Are
Interviews
Audio Commentary