![]() The film is so buoyant with action that I often took it for granted that they must have had to shot scenes multiple times to get each of the Settman sisters’ performances captured. The cinematography and acting is so effective that I genuinely forgot that it was the same actress playing multiple roles. Noomi Rapace is simply incredible in the lead role of this film, playing each of the Settman sisters on-screen at the same time. Named after each day of the week, the identical sister’s share one-seventh of the life of the fictitious Karen Settman, and are only allowed out on the day that shares their name after undergoing a strict debriefing every night to ensure that her life remains consistent to the outside world. In a cruel twist of irony, the genetically-modified foods that the populous relies upon to feed the over-populated planet causes a spike in multiple births, which is what leads to Terrence Settman hiding his daughter’s septuplet daughters after she dies in childbirth. All siblings apart from the eldest child are cryogenically frozen and stored away with the aim to defrost them in the future once the world has become more sustainable. Set a few decades from now after over-population has hit crisis point, What Happened to Monday explores an Orwellian-esque dystopian future where the government introduces a strict one-child policy worldwide. Synopsis: 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. Starring: Noomi Rapace, Willem Dafoe & Glenn Close
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