''We Are the Flesh'' (Spanish: ''Tenemos la carne'') is a 2016 Mexican-French horror film that was written and directed by Emiliano Rocha Minter. The film premiered on 2 February 2016 at the

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and had a limited release in the United States in January 2017.

Plot

An unknown apocalypse has devastated the globe, forcing siblings Lucio and Fauna to forage for food and shelter in a hostile environment. They happen to come across Mariano, a man who offers them both of these things, but at a cost: they must help him turn an abandoned building into a cave/cocoon-esque structure. He also demands that the siblings have sex with one another while he watches and masturbates. With few other options the two comply, only for this act to be the start of many strange and horrific things they must do in order to survive.

Cast

* Noé Hernández as Mariano *María Evoli as Fauna *Diego Gamaliel as Lucio *Gabino Rodríguez as Soldado mexicano

Style

The film contains non-simulated sex scenes, including a scene of masturbation captured to climax.

Reception

Critical reception was generally positive and the film holds a rating of 75% on

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, based on 40 reviews with an average rating of 6.16/10. The site's consensus reads, "Visually striking and aggressively confrontational, ''We Are The Flesh'' may prove as difficult to watch as it ultimately is to forget." Reviewers for ''

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'' rated the movie at two and three stars, with one reviewer noting that it was "a bit like Jorge Michel Grau’s movie '' We Are What We Are'', only without the satirical purpose." Variety noted that reactions to ''We Are the Flesh'' would differ greatly depending on the viewer and that it was an "extreme Mexican fiesta of incest, cannibalism and explicit sex that should earn detractors and fans in equal measure." Horror outlets ''

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'' and

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both gave the movie favorable reviews, with the latter praising the movie's camerawork, use of colour, sound and acting while also commenting that some viewers "will certainly be offended, and others frustrated." Dread Central was mixed in their review, writing that "This is the kind of visceral, boundary-pushing cinema that will never, ever be accepted by mainstream filmgoers – and will likely be hard going even for those accustomed to transgressive filmmaking."

References

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* * 2016 horror films French horror films Mexican horror films Erotic drama films Incest in film 2010s French films 2010s Mexican films {{2010s-horror-film-stub