Synopsis
The Parkers, reclusive people who cling to ancient customs, find their secret lives threatened when a torrential downpour and the death of the family matriarch forces daughters Iris and Rose to assume special responsibilities.
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Cast
- Bill SageFrank Parker
- Ambyr ChildersIris Parker
- Julia GarnerRose Parker
- Michael ParksDoc Barrow
- Wyatt RussellDeputy Anders
- Kelly McGillisMarge
- Nick DamiciSheriff Meeks
- Jack GoreRory Parker
- Kassie DePaivaEmma Parker
- Odeya RushAlyce Parker
Recommendations
- 90
The Hollywood Reporter
The film is that rare modern horror movie that doesn’t simply fabricate its scares with the standard bag of postproduction tricks. Instead it builds them via a bracing command of traditional suspense tools... This is polished film craft. - 86
Film.com
Among the stronger American horror films of the year. - 83
The Playlist
We Are What We Are is just a great yarn, well-acted, elegantly shot and put together cleverly so that even its more visceral delights feel well-earned. - 83
IndieWire
Make no mistake: Mickle wants to make you jump and scream, but death only arrives in this movie once its world comes to life, which makes each sudden turn all the more intense. - 83
The A.V. Club
It plays less like a contemporary horror film than an increasingly gruesome drama, building to a climax — completely original to this version — where the movie’s core themes are expressed through grotesque imagery. - 80
Salon
There’s a hint of Terrence Malick (or David Lowery, of “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints”) in the often-gorgeous photography of Ryan Samul, and a hint of Shakespearean grandeur in Sage’s portrayal of a dignified and honorable American father infused with an ideology of madness. I’m pretty sure I’ve never seen an exploitation film played so effectively as human tragedy. - 70
Variety
That We Are What We Are steers just shy of silliness even at its most outrageous is in large part thanks to a committed cast of non-disposable character actors. - 70
Village Voice
It isn't until the ending, which turns the squirm amplifier up to 11 and exceeded even my horrific expectations, that we finally see the story's potential realized.
