What Happened to Monday
Movie • 2017 • Drama
ReportIn 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.
This movie contains 53 potentially triggering events.
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Kind of, but not willingly.
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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Technically speaking yes. The main characters' father figure, their grandfather, puts them through a very difficult lifestyle due to the nature of their world and the need to hide them. While this is all necessary, these themes might still be triggering to viewers.
It is worth noting that there is a notable scene where one of the girls badly injures herself in a way that loses the tip of her finger, and the grandfather (to keep the girls identical) cuts off the matching fingertips of the sixth other children.
Again, with the world and narrative, this is something that must be done, and it is shown that the grandfather is distressed afterwards by what he's had to do. But the scene is still very callously executed, and again could be very triggering to individuals bothered by stories with abusive parents and guardians.
It is worth noting that there is a notable scene where one of the girls badly injures herself in a way that loses the tip of her finger, and the grandfather (to keep the girls identical) cuts off the matching fingertips of the sixth other children.
Again, with the world and narrative, this is something that must be done, and it is shown that the grandfather is distressed afterwards by what he's had to do. But the scene is still very callously executed, and again could be very triggering to individuals bothered by stories with abusive parents and guardians.
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
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PetraHazel
Spoilers - kind of. One of the characters forgives another who sacrificed them so she could survive
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Is someone stalked?
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oreoicecrem
The main characters are stalked by the government
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At first glance someone is choked in a seemingly malicious way, the intent is revealed to be nonmalicious within the same scene
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Susiron
The seven girls are equally victims in the abuse of how they've been forced to live their lives.
It is revealed near the end of the film (and might be picked up on much earlier within it), that one of the sisters betrays the others to try and live a better life, resulting in the deaths and mutilations of the other six.
It is then also revealed that she did this because she was pregnant with twins. Doesn't quite erase the hurt.
It is revealed near the end of the film (and might be picked up on much earlier within it), that one of the sisters betrays the others to try and live a better life, resulting in the deaths and mutilations of the other six.
It is then also revealed that she did this because she was pregnant with twins. Doesn't quite erase the hurt.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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oreoicecrem
SPOILERS: The president lies to her whole country that she is putting their children into "cryptosleep" to be woken up several years later when the world is no longer overpopulated. It's later revealed that the children were being sedated and then killed with fire. When this is revealed, she still insists that the children "didn't suffer". The way she speaks to the main characters is also very condescending. She lies to and takes advantage of Monday.
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JohnCena
kid has their finger cut off by parent
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Addiction
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Cxxxxx
Mostly joint or pot brownies
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Is there addiction?
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Anonymous
Doing eats a pot brownie to calm her nerves
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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They talk about drinking but not in an addictive way
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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perunamuusi
Some dead animal corpses are shown, including one being eaten.
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Is there a dead animal?
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A rat
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Assault
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Is rape mentioned?
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No but somebody is raped (read “is somebody raped on screen?” comment)
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As mentioned in the sexual assault category, Saturday has sex with someone for information - but it's more than that. She is pressured into having sex with a man she doesn't know by her sisters. She very obviously does not want to have sex with this man. She also mentions she's never had sex before. The man fucks her on screen even though their entire interaction is incredibly awkward and uncomfortable. This was an act of rape.
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Bodily Harm
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Are any hands damaged?
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Horribly broken thumb falling off, scene is very sudden.
Father cute every child's thumb off off camera
Father cute every child's thumb off off camera
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Is someone choked?
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perunamuusi
Multiple times, including with a shower hose and an electrical cord.
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Is someone burned alive?
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oreoicecrem
Child character is fully sedated and unconscious when she is burned alive, adult character burned alive is fully awake and screaming in pain
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Is there amputation?
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Child character loses her finger falling off a skateboard, graphic. Six more child characters have their fingers cut off offscreen to match so they don't get killed by the government
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Does a head get squashed?
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perunamuusi
Someone’s head is smashed against a toilet, does that count? He dies instantly.
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Are any teeth damaged?
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there's lots of fight scenes, i dont remember anyone getting their teeth damaged but its possible
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Fingers get chopped off
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Women have an eye sensor lock on their door, the government kidnap one of the women and cut her eye out offscreen to use it to open the door. Woman is found later alive very upset with a bloody bandage on her eye
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Is there excessive gore?
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I would say it toes the line of "excessive" and might come down to personal opinion. There is plenty of blood, there are people being shot-- particularly in the head. There are scenes that show mutilated body parts as well, in particular fingers and an eye.
It doesn't really linger on these things, though. They are often quick scenes, and it does not linger on torture. The torture is more implied or offscreen, and the deaths that occur in the film are, for the most part, quick.
There's never a focus on massive trauma to the trunk of a body (save for a character bleeding out from a wound that is not directly shown), or anything with organs (excluding the eye-- the damage of which is never shown directly on screen, but you do see the bloody eye itself, as well as bloody gauze over the wound later on).
It doesn't really linger on these things, though. They are often quick scenes, and it does not linger on torture. The torture is more implied or offscreen, and the deaths that occur in the film are, for the most part, quick.
There's never a focus on massive trauma to the trunk of a body (save for a character bleeding out from a wound that is not directly shown), or anything with organs (excluding the eye-- the damage of which is never shown directly on screen, but you do see the bloody eye itself, as well as bloody gauze over the wound later on).
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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oreoicecrem
Infants and children are taken by the government and killed due to one child policy
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Does a kid die?
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It's kind of a theme
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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SPOILER: Friday sacrifices herself for her sisters
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Disability
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Family
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Does a parent die?
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Susiron
It is implied, though not in any way directly shown, that their father figure is no longer in the picture and must've passed away at some point.
Near the end of the film, one of the characters that dies is also revealed to be pregnant (though the fetuses are also later shown in a device that will presumably carry them to term).
Near the end of the film, one of the characters that dies is also revealed to be pregnant (though the fetuses are also later shown in a device that will presumably carry them to term).
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Does someone cheat?
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It is unintentional.
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Is there a shower scene?
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oreoicecrem
Saturday is shown showering behind a curtain
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Gross
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Does someone vomit?
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silliputti
Just after the young girls learn that what happens to one of them happens to all of them. The cut to the scene is very sudden and it's immediate. When you see the meat cleaver coming down, close your eyes for about 30-45 seconds.
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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There is a brief scene with young children kept in an enclosed sterile living space within a facility, and later there is a scene with a woman in distress (having had her eye removed) curled up on a cot in a sterile room.
These are not specifically mental institutions, but have very similar imagery and may be triggering to some, particularly since these characters are kept in these locations unwillingly.
These are not specifically mental institutions, but have very similar imagery and may be triggering to some, particularly since these characters are kept in these locations unwillingly.
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Mental Health
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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It can be heavily inferred from how the characters are raised and the collective trauma that they share (and experience throughout the film), though I would not say that it's explicitly explored in any significant way, or as a major theme.
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Woman sacrifices herself and successfully kills herself
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Is there misophonia?
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perunamuusi
The dinner scene had some rather loud eating sounds, but it wasn’t very long.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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There are multiple scenes where the main characters are forced to hide in an incredibly small space, a hole carved out into the wall of their home.
The "cryo" pods may also be seen as claustrophobic, though there is never a scene that shows a POV of inside of one. Though there is a scene where a character is looking at one of these pods from the POV of a... bodybag? (it's similar to a body bag, but has a clear plastic window on it over the face). I believe the camera does show her direct view from within the bag, and the bag itself might also just trigger for this as the character is trapped, alive, hiding within it and cannot move (for fear of discovery).
The "cryo" pods may also be seen as claustrophobic, though there is never a scene that shows a POV of inside of one. Though there is a scene where a character is looking at one of these pods from the POV of a... bodybag? (it's similar to a body bag, but has a clear plastic window on it over the face). I believe the camera does show her direct view from within the bag, and the bag itself might also just trigger for this as the character is trapped, alive, hiding within it and cannot move (for fear of discovery).
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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oreoicecrem
SPOILERS: Friday is autistic coded and no one treats her badly for it, she's appreciated for her high IQ and kindness throughout the movie. However it's implied that Friday suffers from self esteem issues and suicidal ideation. She sacrifices and kills herself to try to save her sisters, and when she's telling Thursday what she's about to do over the phone, she explains that she's "different" and "not meant for this world anyway" and she'd "never make it out there". This was triggering for me as an autistic who suffers from similar thoughts so I thought I'd mention it.
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oreoicecrem
Woman sacrifices herself in attempt to help her sisters. She also talks about feeling like she doesn't belong in this world anyway
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Is there childbirth?
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Not technically, although there is a pregnant woman, who dies, and later the growing fetuses are shown in a floating artificial womb. Since the fetuses are shown, I thought it worth mentioning.
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Are there abortions?
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No but the movie discusses not wanting multiple births and implies that in other situations a doctor would have aborted some of the seven fetuses
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Susiron
There are multiple scenes with babies, and the end of the film shows an artificial womb with two floating fetuses within it.
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Does a pregnant person die?
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At the end a woman dies from shotwounds but the baby's survive and grow in a clinic environment
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Does the black guy die first?
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A black guy is shot in the head, which is the first on-screen death
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Many characters die who's sexualities are unconfirmed. Monday is confirmed to like men, that's about it
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Is there aphobia?
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Susiron
No, although there is a woman (who has not had sex before) who is coerced into having sex with a man (by her sisters-- the man simply believes he is having sex with another of the sisters), and she clearly has very mixed (mostly negative) feelings about the situation.
So while there isn't aphobia, there is some sexual coercion that might be similarly triggering.
So while there isn't aphobia, there is some sexual coercion that might be similarly triggering.
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Sex
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I remember there being graphic sexual content
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Are there nude scenes?
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Breast is shown for a very short period of time. Nothing else
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Sickness
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Debatable, and perhaps leaning more bittersweet. But I'd honestly say it's more of a sad/bleak ending.
For a more direct explanation with a lot of spoilers:
Most of the sisters die, and one of them is horrifically maimed, and the cause of it all is that their sister, Monday, betrayed them to try to make a better life for herself (and her unborn children).
By the end of the film, the status quo of their world is turned around in a way that the remaining two sisters might be able to go on to live better lives, along with the viable fetuses of their deceased sister (and the father), but it is also implied that the overpopulation issue will continue to be a massive problem within their world.
The end of the movie also puts some focus on the sisters being understanding of Monday's betrayal in a way that I personally felt was very... uhh, eh? I don't have a good word for it. I just was not a fan of that.
It's arguable that they were not living a good life how they were-- and it's definitely true that many more children will be saved due to them shutting down the organization that was killing kids by incinerating them in a forced sleep-- but Most of the main characters still die and go through horrible situations that leaves you feeling hollow for them by the end.
So bittersweet-sad. Definitely not anything happy.
For a more direct explanation with a lot of spoilers:
Most of the sisters die, and one of them is horrifically maimed, and the cause of it all is that their sister, Monday, betrayed them to try to make a better life for herself (and her unborn children).
By the end of the film, the status quo of their world is turned around in a way that the remaining two sisters might be able to go on to live better lives, along with the viable fetuses of their deceased sister (and the father), but it is also implied that the overpopulation issue will continue to be a massive problem within their world.
The end of the movie also puts some focus on the sisters being understanding of Monday's betrayal in a way that I personally felt was very... uhh, eh? I don't have a good word for it. I just was not a fan of that.
It's arguable that they were not living a good life how they were-- and it's definitely true that many more children will be saved due to them shutting down the organization that was killing kids by incinerating them in a forced sleep-- but Most of the main characters still die and go through horrible situations that leaves you feeling hollow for them by the end.
So bittersweet-sad. Definitely not anything happy.
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Vehicular
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Violence
Is there a nuclear explosion?
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oreoicecrem
Not a nuclear explosion, but several people including a main character are killed by a microwave exploding
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