Each sister is allowed to leave the home on “her” day. Of course, due to the law - enforced by politician Nicolette Cayman (Glenn Close) - no one can know that seven Settmans reside in one home.įor convenience, the sisters are named by the days of the week: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and so on. After the passing of their father, Terence Settman (Willem Dafoe), a family of seven sisters (all played by Noomi Rapace, channeling Tatiana Maslany’s one-woman ensemble on “Orphan Black”) must keep the family name alive. Set in a not too distant future where families are limited to one child, due to overpopulation, the story opens on the Settman household. Part fugitives-on-the-run thriller, part post-apocalyptic familial drama, Wirkola’s latest is a perplexing amalgamation. Directed by Tommy Wirkola (“Dead Snow,” “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters”), the Netflix original production lands somewhere in a creative middle ground. “What Happened to Monday” is as much a title as it is a question about itself.
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