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We Are the Flesh
Tenemos la carne
2016 79 min France, Mexico 18+
★5.8
Drama, Horror, Fantasy
Director: Emiliano Rocha Minter
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Description
After wandering a ruined city for years in search of food and shelter, two siblings find their way into one of the last remaining buildings. Inside, they find a man who will make them a dangerous offer to survive the outside world.
US Gross:
$8,438
Starring
Noé Hernández
Actor
María Evoli
Actor
Diego Gamaliel
Actor
Awards
3 wins & 6 nominations total
Key opinion
Tenemos la carne is an unsettling arthouse horror film that prioritizes visceral, grotesque imagery and symbolic experimentation over a cohesive narrative. While its distinct visual style and committed performances capture a disturbing atmosphere, many viewers find the film’s reliance on shock value to be hollow and emotionally alienating.
| Cinematography | The film effectively utilizes a distinct, warm-toned visual palette to craft an immersive and claustrophobic atmosphere. | |
| Acting | The core cast delivers committed performances that bring a raw, unsettling intensity to the film's disturbing character dynamics. | |
| Screenplay | The narrative features a thin, repetitive allegorical structure that leads to significant periods of emptiness and boredom. | |
| Theme | The film is heavily polarized by its aggressive use of graphic, transgressive shock elements: some appreciate the deep dive into grotesque myth-building, while others view it as intellectually shallow and pretentious. |