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What Happened to Monday
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What Happened to Monday

Seven sisters. One identity.

2017 123 min ★ 7.1 (6,543) Released
Action Mystery Science Fiction Thriller

In a world where families are limited to one child due to overpopulation, a set of identical septuplets must avoid being put to a long sleep by the government and dangerous infighting while investigating the disappearance of one of their own.

Original title
What Happened to Monday
Language
EN
Country
FR
Budget
$20,000,000
Revenue
$27,975,429
Reviews & Ratings 4
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EmmanuelGoldstein

Jul 28, 2023 · via TMDB

★ 10.0

**The Anti-Matrix** When I saw the poster, I was expecting it to be a cheap Matrix rip-off. I was so wrong; this is the Anti-Matrix. The similarity to the Matrix are only superficial and very intentional and only to mock the Matrix. This becomes very obvious when we see that rooftop scene actually play out (it ends quite differently than it does in the Matrix). Why would I love a movie that mocks the Matrix? I am not saying the Matrix is a bad movie, but there is a more sinister aspect to it, that the makers of this movie picked up on and this movie is their response. Because if there is no "reality" and it's all just an illusion created by the "Architect" the imprison us, then human life becomes cheap. Because their lives are all just an illusion anyway and if they die, their souls might even wake up and become free of the Matrix. Or at least that's actually the conclusions some lunatics came to after having watched the Matrix. So in this movie we are faced with an autocratic system that's actually completely modeled after real life China with a similar view on human life - viewing average, everyday humans as similarly expendable. And to justify their State wide "family planning" they promise the "superfluous" siblings that they imprison a kinda Matrix of their own where they put them into pods similar to the ones we see in the Matrix and where they are then induced into a sleep state in which they dream and have a sort off life of their own, even if only in their heads. So it is a kinda Matrix, except that at the end we of course find out that their Matrix is... well... I don't want to give spoilers. You just have to watch it if you haven't seen it. It's a great movie with some superb acting.

David

David

Feb 9, 2020 · via TMDB

★ 8.0

If you were to go through my movie collection, you would find an eclectic mix of films. One of the most prevalent in the mix of genres & sub-genres, I have many that are post apocalyptic/futuristic dystopian world films. Its the kind of film I love exploring, as its a look at not only our possible future, but a look at ourselves now, and where we are heading should we continue down certain paths. In the tradition of some of the great films like the classics Blade Runner, and Total Recall, to more modern tales like Equilibrium, and Children of Men comes What Happened to Monday. Set in a future where food resources are drastically low due to overpopulation, a sinister organization responsible for implementing a one-child policy by taking all subsequent sibling to be cryogenically frozen until such a time when resources are enough to cover everyone. Terrence Settman (Dafoe) finds himself in a rather precarious position with the birth of sextuplets, granddaughters, whose mother dies during labour. Naming them after each day of the week, he makes the dangerous decision of taking them all in to his care, raising them in secret, and taking all necessary precautions to ensure that they live in secret. When the girls have grown to an age where he feels comfortable, and confident that they are aware of the dangers of the outside world, and the consequences of anything that could mean the secret being uncovered, he allows each girl to go out on the day after which they were named, ie; Monday on Monday, Tuesday on Tuesday, and so on, and so forth. The girls each live their day outside as one Karen Settman. As is the case with any group of children, the girls exhibit an array of personality traits from shy and demure to outgoing and rebellious, with the rebel of the seven causing a uncomfortable, and lasting, consequence for the other six siblings when she goes out on a day that she was not designated to do so, and suffers a painful injury. Fast forward some 30 years we find that the girls have grown to adulthood successfully in secret, and while inside they exhibit their own personalities, do their own thing, and keep their own interests, they work very well together maintaining the life of Karen Settman out in the world. This is largely down to nightly debriefings from the one who went out that day, so that the others are aware of their role to maintain their cover. This all works perfectly until Monday doesn't come home from work, leaving her sisters extremely worried about what could have happened to her, and Tuesday going blind to what is waiting for her outside, with no knowledge of the previous days happenings. It is now up to Tuesday and her sisters to figure out what happened to Monday. The thing I love most about this film is it's concept, its what I love about the genre in general, as a dystopian future story can lend itself to anything that can cause a dystopia to happen, over population causing implementation of restricted breeding, or emotions being banned so that people don't fight, and cause war. I also love the performances of Noomi, and Clara in the two stages of the girls' lives, the seven nuanced personalities demanded such range from both to capture the essence of the seven sisters, but also the prime character of Karen. What also impressed me about this film, is the way in which the seven different characters were juxtaposed in the scenes they were together in. In no way was this done cheaply, or nasty, and definitely did not come off cheesy.

Walruse

Walruse

Feb 9, 2018 · via TMDB

★ 5.0

I'm not aware if this is a remake but it does stand in debt to the dystopic sci-fi of the seventies. Decent acting by lead Noomi Rapace against herself(s) with good support from Willem Dafoe. Scenery is well made but uninteresting and the same goes for the action. It is a quite forced how disparate the siblings are and their individual characters may be in different colours but are only one sheet thick. The story of their upbringing would be a more interesting story than what we have here. Ultimately, it is a predictable thing this entire weekly affair.

Gimly

Gimly

Dec 29, 2017 · via TMDB

★ 6.0

Tommy Wirkola steps away from his typically fun style of filmmaking for this dark and tragic scifi. But a good director's a good director and despite being maybe a little more predictable than it thinks, not to mention Glenn Close trying her hardest to derail he manages to pull off _What Happened to Monday_. Extra special props to Noomi Rapace who successfully plays not seven as advertised but **eight** different characters with virtually no overlap in characterisation. _Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._

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2070s alternative reality authoritarian betrayal chase conspiracy dystopia execution fake identity investigation overpopulation population control secrecy septuplets suspenseful
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Cast 27
Noomi Rapace

Noomi Rapace

The Settman Siblings

Glenn Close

Glenn Close

Nicolette Cayman

Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

Terrence Settman

Marwan Kenzari

Marwan Kenzari

Adrian Knowles

Christian Rubeck

Christian Rubeck

Joe

Pål Sverre Hagen

Pål Sverre Hagen

Jerry

Tomiwa Edun

Tomiwa Edun

Eddie

Cassie Clare

Cassie Clare

Zaquia

Cameron Jack

Cameron Jack

Dutch

Clara Read

Clara Read

The Young Settman Siblings

Kirsty Averton

Kirsty Averton

Mia

Robert Wagner

Robert Wagner

Charles Benning

Vegar Hoel

Vegar Hoel

Enforcer Team Leader

Madalin Dragan

Madalin Dragan

Enforcer #1

Stig Frode Henriksen

Stig Frode Henriksen

Enforcer #3

Jeppe Beck Laursen

Jeppe Beck Laursen

Father Beck

Marie Everett

Marie Everett

Mother

Lara Decaro

Lara Decaro

Girl

Elijah Ungvary

Elijah Ungvary

Ericksen

Lucy Pearson

Lucy Pearson

Vicky

Santiago Cabrera

Santiago Cabrera

Informercial Processor

Nadiv Molcho

Nadiv Molcho

Young Doctor

Ioachim Ciobanu

Ioachim Ciobanu

Bureau Agent

Judith Bogner

Judith Bogner

News Anchor

Cecilie A. Mosli

Cecilie A. Mosli

Processor #1

Ida Nilsen

Ida Nilsen

Performance Double

Edouard Philipponnat

Edouard Philipponnat

Harry (uncredited)

Crew 19
Oana Păunescu

Oana Păunescu

Costume Design

David Fleming

David Fleming

Additional Music

Gaute Storaas

Gaute Storaas

Additional Music

Tommy Wirkola

Tommy Wirkola

Director

Peter Bernaers

Peter Bernaers

Colorist

Adrian Politowski

Adrian Politowski

Co-Producer

Kerry Williamson

Kerry Williamson

Co-Producer

Thierry Desmichelle

Thierry Desmichelle

Executive Producer

Fabrice Gianfermi

Fabrice Gianfermi

Producer

Philippe Rousselet

Philippe Rousselet

Producer

Raffaella De Laurentiis

Raffaella De Laurentiis

Producer

Chris Navarro

Chris Navarro

ADR Mixer

Christian Wibe

Christian Wibe

Original Music Composer

Balázs Varga

Balázs Varga

Production Sound Mixer

Todd Toon

Todd Toon

Sound Editor

Dean A. Zupancic

Dean A. Zupancic

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Karen Baker Landers

Karen Baker Landers

Supervising Sound Editor

Christian J Smith

Christian J Smith

Visual Effects

Kerry Williamson

Kerry Williamson

Writer

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