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We Are What We Are

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We Are What We Are	label	We Are What We Are
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We Are What We Are	comment	We Are What We Are is a 2013 horror film that also has elements of drama. It is a remake of a 2010 Mexican film of the same name, but with some details changed. The film stars Bill Sage, Ambyr Childers, and Julia Garner, and was directed by Jim Mickle.The story involves the Parkers, a family who follow a hallowed tradition that has been in their lineage for many years. It is the responsibility of Mrs. Parker to ensure that observance of the tradition comes to pass, but after she dies, it falls upon the eldest child in the family, Iris. Her slightly younger sister Rose also takes on some responsibility, albeit with more hesitation. Her reluctance becomes entirely understandable when it is revealed that the Parker family tradition is a yearly cannibalistic dinner.
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We Are What We Are / int_19fe3478	type	Daddy's Girl
We Are What We Are / int_19fe3478	comment	Daddy's Girl: Iris initially has shades of this, though they mostly disappear after Mr. Parker murders Anders.
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We Are What We Are / int_2139c878	type	Church Militant
We Are What We Are / int_2139c878	comment	Church Militant: Mr. Parker is one of these.
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We Are What We Are / int_27ab0123	type	Offing the Offspring
We Are What We Are / int_27ab0123	comment	Offing the Offspring: Mr. Parker adds arsenic to one of the family's suppers in an attempt to invoke this. It doesn't work out.
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We Are What We Are / int_2e9641d7	type	Flashback Echo
We Are What We Are / int_2e9641d7	comment	Flashback Echo: Iris reads from the family diary (see also: Posthumous Character). Like Iris, the diary's author is the oldest daughter of the Parker family's pioneer ancestors. The girl's mother dies early on (similar to Mrs. Parker), and the father slowly loses his mind (similar to Mr. Parker gradually succumbing to Kuru). The father ultimately forces the eldest daughter to butcher her mother's body for food (similar to Mr. Parker forcing Iris to carry on the "family tradition" of cannibalism). The flashbacks are interspersed with present-day events: the pioneer family eating their "lost" uncle cuts to bacon frying in a present-day diner, and both fathers stumble around unsettlingly.
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We Are What We Are / int_40cc0c7e	type	Bittersweet Ending
We Are What We Are / int_40cc0c7e	comment	Bittersweet Ending: The Parker children successfully escape their father (by killing him) and leave their hometown to a hopefully brighter future. However, they are now orphans, and many of their friends are dead.
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We Are What We Are / int_4b2c373	type	Impractically Fancy Outfit
We Are What We Are / int_4b2c373	comment	Impractically Fancy Outfit: During dinners, all the Parkers dress in clothes that would probably better suit pioneers.
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We Are What We Are / int_4b316d47	type	Break the Cutie
We Are What We Are / int_4b316d47	comment	Break the Cutie: Both the girls, but more so Iris
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We Are What We Are / int_506bf16a	type	Sex Signals Death
We Are What We Are / int_506bf16a	comment	Sex Signals Death: Mr. Parker murders Anders while he's having sex with Iris. As soon as clothes started coming off, you knew something bad was going to happen.
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We Are What We Are / int_66dfe36a	type	Missing Mom
We Are What We Are / int_66dfe36a	comment	Missing Mom: The film starts off with Mrs. Parker's death. Additionally, Doctor Brrow's wife is not in the picture, leaving him to mourn and avenge his daughter alone.
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We Are What We Are / int_7b7f1657	type	Canine Companion
We Are What We Are / int_7b7f1657	comment	Canine Companion: Doc's dog. Although not a full-fledged Evil-Detecting Dog (since he fortunately never meets Mr. Parker), the dog does dig up the human bone that sparks Doc's investigation.
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We Are What We Are / int_7efd2e30	type	Expository Hairstyle Change
We Are What We Are / int_7efd2e30	comment	Expository Hairstyle Change: Rose's hair, which goes from tightly braided to a mass of curls. It seems to symbolize her becoming free.
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We Are What We Are / int_80d55f20	type	Cuteness Proximity
We Are What We Are / int_80d55f20	comment	Cuteness Proximity: Plot-relevant when the police station receptionist is so distracted by Doc's dog that she doesn't notice him stealing a handgun.
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We Are What We Are / int_8797239c	type	Bait-and-Switch
We Are What We Are / int_8797239c	comment	Bait-and-Switch: While it's easy to guess the Parkers are cannibals from several pieces of foreshadowing in the first act, they are not responsible for the girl who gets reported missing. She drowned in the flood and her body is found by the police.
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We Are What We Are / int_8ed5c6e4	type	Asshole Victim
We Are What We Are / int_8ed5c6e4	comment	Asshole Victim: Mr. Parker.
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We Are What We Are / int_93399c3c	type	Patricide
We Are What We Are / int_93399c3c	comment	Patricide: Iris and Rose are responsible for this, thus becoming Self Made Orphans.
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We Are What We Are / int_9bca83eb	type	Death by Irony
We Are What We Are / int_9bca83eb	comment	Death by Irony: Mr. Parker gets Eaten Alive by his children.
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We Are What We Are / int_a1b141f4	type	My God, What Have I Done?
We Are What We Are / int_a1b141f4	comment	My God, What Have I Done?: Iris and Rose both show these feelings after they kill the person to be used for the cannibalistic meal.
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We Are What We Are / int_a8982539	type	Gray Rain of Depression
We Are What We Are / int_a8982539	comment	Gray Rain of Depression: For the first part of the film, there is very heavy rainfall that causes flooding throughout the town. The weather turns out to be part of the plot, but it definitely sets a solemn mood. (The death and funeral in the first fifteen minutes don't exactly cheer things up, either.)
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We Are What We Are / int_ad22fa80	type	Apocalyptic Log
We Are What We Are / int_ad22fa80	comment	Apocalyptic Log: The family heirloom is a pioneer ancestor's diary, describing in gory detail as things went from bad to worse.
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We Are What We Are / int_b11ac9f5	type	Abusive Parents
We Are What We Are / int_b11ac9f5	comment	Abusive Parents: Mr. Parker.
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We Are What We Are / int_b8dbe475	type	Blood from the Mouth
We Are What We Are / int_b8dbe475	comment	Blood from the Mouth: This happens to Mrs. Parker before she dies.
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We Are What We Are / int_bdc453a0	type	Incest Subtext
We Are What We Are / int_bdc453a0	comment	Incest Subtext: Between Iris and her father, in an abusive, one-sided way. There’s lots of talk about Iris “taking her mother’s role,” and scenes where Mr. Parker gets uncomfortably close to her— he even kisses her on the lips near the end of the movie. There’s also a lot of subtext between siblings Julián and Sabina in the original movie, again in a one-sided way.
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We Are What We Are / int_c324a7d	type	Cannibal Clan
We Are What We Are / int_c324a7d	comment	Cannibal Clan: The basis of the plot.
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We Are What We Are / int_c660bc15	type	Fan Disservice
We Are What We Are / int_c660bc15	comment	Fan Disservice: Iris and Rose take a shower together. It's not at all sexy seeing as they both appear incredibly upset and disturbed. Not to mention that this scene takes place right after they've finished killing someone.
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We Are What We Are / int_e0904aa4	type	No Party Like a Donner Party
We Are What We Are / int_e0904aa4	comment	No Party Like a Donner Party: This is what happened to one of the past generations of the Parker family, thus creating the "tradition."
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We Are What We Are / int_f8600b	type	Cool Big Sis
We Are What We Are / int_f8600b	comment	Cool Big Sis: Rose to Rory, her and Iris's younger brother.
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We Are What We Are / int_f88f2449	type	Downer Beginning
We Are What We Are / int_f88f2449	comment	Downer Beginning: The film starts with Mrs. Parker dying somewhat violently. Things only get worse.
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We Are What We Are / int_f8df38e6	type	Pater Familicide
We Are What We Are / int_f8df38e6	comment	Pater Familicide: After reading some medical books and learning the tremors that affected him and his wife are a prion disease caused by their cannibalism, Mr. Parker puts arsenic in the family dinner. Unfortunately for him, he's the only one of them who died that night.
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The following is a list of statements referring to the current page from other pages.

We Are What We Are	hasFeature	Cannibal Clan / int_6a783836
We Are What We Are	hasFeature	Cuteness Proximity / int_6a783836
We Are What We Are	hasFeature	Films of 2010â€“2014 / int_6a783836
We Are What We Are	hasFeature	Flashback Echo / int_6a783836
We Are What We Are	hasFeature	Out with a Bang / int_6a783836
We Are What We Are	hasFeature	Sex Signals Death / int_6a783836

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