We Are What We Are is a 2013 American horror film directed by Jim Mickle, and starring Bill Sage, Julia Garner, Ambyr Childers and Kelly McGillis.

[7] The Parkers are a somewhat reclusive religious family living in the Catskill Mountains who are about to undergo a period of ritual fasting.

After purchasing supplies at a local goods store, Mrs. Parker notices a poster regarding a missing teenage girl.

Doctor Barrow, who delivered Frank's young son Rory, explains that an autopsy is mandated by the state.

Rory wanders into his father's shed and finds a young woman held hostage—Frank had abducted her when he saw her car disabled by the side of the road a few months earlier.

In his office, Barrow realizes he has misidentified Mrs. Parker's symptom and that she was actually suffering from Kuru—a disease caused by human cannibalism.

Frank cooks and poisons dinner with several cups of powdered arsenic which Rose later finds and discovers his plan for murder-suicide.

Michael Haneke, Japanese horror, and cult film Martha Marcy May Marlene served as inspirations.

[12] Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports that 86% of 91 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review, and the average rating was 7/10; the site's consensus states: "A compelling story cleverly told, We Are What We Are quenches horror buffs' thirst for gore while serving up serious-minded filmmaking and solid acting.

[15] David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter called it "a refreshingly mature genre entry that plants queasy dread and unleashes a good dose of scares".

[17] Scott Weinberg of Fearnet called it "a trenchant and fascinating indictment of the ways in which religion can brainwash and poison even the most innocent of souls.

"[18] Tim Grierson of Screen Daily called it "a tense, unsettling experience that offers very little gore but nonetheless knows how to turn the stomach.

"[19] Ryan Daley of Bloody Disgusting rated it 3.5/5 stars and wrote that the film "lacks any real surprises" but "has a lot to say and it says it well.