"What Happened to Monday" is a 2017 dystopian science-fiction action thriller film directed by Tommy Wirkola and written by Max Botkin and Kerry Williamson. The film stars Noomi Rapace, Glenn Close, and Willem Dafoe. The story is set in a not-so-distant future where overpopulation and famine have forced governments to undertake a drastic one-child policy enforced by the Child Allocation Bureau. All but the eldest children are put into cryosleep, and electronic bracelets track all citizens. The film follows the story of seven identical sisters who are forced to live in secrecy to avoid being discovered by the authorities. The sisters take on the identity of one person, Karen Settman, and each sister is allowed to go outside only on the day of the week that corresponds to her name.
The film premiered at the 2017 Locarno Festival and was released theatrically in Europe and Asia, with Netflix distributing the film in the United States, United Kingdom, and Latin America on August 18, 2017. The film received mixed reviews from critics.
In summary, "What Happened to Monday" is a science-fiction film that tells the story of seven identical sisters who are forced to live in secrecy in a world where overpopulation and famine have forced governments to undertake a drastic one-child policy enforced by the Child Allocation Bureau.
