A visionary and bizarre slice of Mexican art house cinema, We Are The Flesh is an extraordinary and unsettling film experience, a sexually charged and nightmarish journey into an otherworldy dimension of carnal desire and excess, as well as a powerful allegory on the corrupting power of human desire.

Key talent:
Noé Hernández (Sin nombre, Miss Bala)
Maria Evoli
Emiliano Rocha Minter (Writer/Director)

Synopsis:
A young brother and sister, roaming an apocalyptic city, take refuge in the dilapidated lair of a strange hermit. He puts them to work building a bizarre cavernous structure, where he acts out his insane and depraved fantasies. Trapped in this maddening womb-like world under his malign influence, they find themselves sinking into the realms of dark and forbidden behaviour.

Overview:
Acclaimed by the Oscar-winning Mexican directors of The Revenant and Gravity, and playing to rave reviews and stunned audiences at genre film festivals around the world We Are The Flesh is that rare beast – an intelligent, beautifully-crafted art house film that is also provocative and deeply disturbing.
Mixing the graphic, powerful imagery of Gaspar Noé’s Love and Enter The Void with the surreal, hallucinatory impact of Alejandro Jodorowsky, and taking Mexican arthouse cannibal flick We Are What We Are to the next level, We Are The Flesh is a bizarre, psychedelic head trip, mixing intense, outrageously explicit imagery with a profound allegory on the nature of existence, to make this is an unforgettable, boundary-pushing experience unlike anything you’ve ever seen.
Visionary, unrelenting, and certainly not for the prudish or faint-hearted, We Are The Flesh is an erotic inferno of the senses that manages to pack all manner of delirium into its short running time, including incest, necrophilia, and cannibalism. This is extreme art cinema at its boldest and most taboo-bustingly bizarre.

Reactions and Quotes:

‘Disturbing’ ★★★★ Total Film

‘The most disturbing horror debut since Hellraiser’ ★★★★ SFX

‘Truly nightmarish and hypnotic’ ★★★★ SciFiNow

★★★★ HeyUGuys

‘Feverishly intense’ The List

‘Beautiful and hypnotising’ ★★★★ Flickering Myth

“I loved this film. It takes over our waking thoughts, like a recurring dream we try to forget, because we are fearful of finding out it may be a memory.” Gravity director Alfonso Cuaron

“We Are the Flesh is a very personal, very powerful film that deeply impressed me.” The Revenant director Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu

Special Features and Disc Specs

First pressing only: Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Anton Bitel, and a note from the producer on the film.

Blu-ray:

• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation • 5.1 surround and uncompressed stereo 2.0 audio options • Optional English subtitles • A new video essay by critic Virginie Sélavy • New interviews with director Emiliano Rocha Minter and cast members Noé Hernández, María Evoli and Diego Gamaliel • Two short films by Emiliano Rocha Minter; Dentro and Videohome • Theatrical trailer • Stills gallery • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork

DVD:

• High Definition digital transfer • 5.1 surround and stereo 2.0 audio options • Optional English subtitles • A new video essay by critic Virginie Sélavy • New interviews with director Emiliano Rocha Minter and cast members Noé Hernández, María Evoli and Diego Gamaliel • Two short films by Emiliano Rocha Minter; Dentro and Videohome • Theatrical trailer • Stills gallery • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork

Blu-ray RRP: £19.99
DVD RRP: £17.99
Region: A/B + 1/2
Rating: 18
Duration: 79 mins
Language: Spanish
Subtitles: English
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: Spanish 5.1 Surround
Colour
Discs: 1
UK Cat No: FCD1398 (UK BD), FCD1397 (UK DVD)
UK Barcode: 5027035015651 (UK DVD), 5027035015668 (UK BD)
Directed by: Emiliano Rocha Minter
Starring: Noé Hernández, María Evoli, Diego Gamaliel