
Movie review
What Happened to Monday
Woke Score
Lower is better
- Release Date
- August 18, 2017
- Age Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 123 min
Where to Watch
United States · Last checked 5/13/2026
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Breakdown
Factors & Ratings
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for What Happened to Monday.
Representation / casting choices
Noomi Rapace plays all seven identical sisters in a premise-driven technical showcase that matches the biological septuplet concept exactly; supporting cast (including Marwan Kenzari and Tomiwa Edun) reflects a realistic modern European city without audience-visible quotas, mismatches, or demographic signaling.
Political / ideological dialogue
Characters debate overpopulation ethics and government deception, with the villain delivering lines defending the policy that echo real-world population-control arguments, but these remain functional thriller dialogue without contemporary activist rhetoric or identity framing.
Identity-driven story themes
The sisters' arcs center on shared secrecy versus personal individuality and family survival under state oppression; no plotlines, character motivations, or conflicts are driven by gender, race, sexuality, or group-identity politics.
Institutional / cultural critique
