What Happened To Monday [ 2017 ]

Film Summary

The film starts by explaining how overpopulation became a vital issue. Experts in science came up with the idea of making a seed capable of generating vast amount of from just one seed, believing they can eliminate problem of scarcity of food which keeps rising and became threat to human kind. While struggling to find solution, they create another, the substances used in making those seeds led to high pollutions on environment also affects women and making them bear many kids at once. To make sure the issue of environmental pollution and overpopulation does not bring more damages, the authority decided to enact and pass the policy of single child per family. 

The policy requires each and every family must have one child, if the family gets more than one, some will be taken by the authority and puts into sleep mode waits for food scarcity to go away, then they will be awakened.

Another scene we see a woman named "Karen", birthing to seven septuplets "seven identical daughters", but the woman was unlucky, she died during the process. Karen Father did not want to allow the babies to be taken by the authority, with a doctor's assistance, he managed to take care all seven twins. The twin’s appearance looks much the same, the grandfather decided to name them Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, just like days of the week. The grandfather allowed the twins to go outside on the specific day of the week that matches their name.

The grandfather difficult method works; it helps the all-twin sisters to grow up without being detected by the authority. The twins contact each other through a gadget and inform each other concerning everything they are going through. The twins grandfather ensured they match on everything even scars, the aim was to remove anything that can distinguish twins. 

Thirst years later, the twins grandfather passed away but the twins are still living in accordance to the rules set by their grandfather, not so long the twins began to feel imprisoned.

As usual, Monday was at work, she came across the guy named "Adrien”, they fall in love with each other , at the office, every employee recognize Monday as "Karen”, she hopes to be promoted , sadly, her fellow worker "Jerry" is jealous of her development.

That particular day, during evening, Monday was late at home, her fellow twin sisters were waiting for her to get back but she never returns. Twin sisters quickly became concerned, one twin named "Friday" began to trace Monday through communication device but the signal seems to be very weak. Tuesday chooses to pretend to be "Monday”, and goes to the work place, Tuesday realize that her twin sister "Monday" was promoted.

Due the conflict between Monday and Jerry his fellow worker, so Tuesday speculate that Jerry might be responsible for vanishing of Monday. Tuesday pursues Jerry to a bar and realize he was always communicated with "Monday”, before she finding the truth, C.A.B (Child Allocation Bureau) agents officers caught and detained her, then agents destroyed all Tuesday connection with the rest of her twin sisters. 

Minutes later, Tuesday is transported to a building where C.A.B activities are conducted, one woman named "Nicolette Cayman", who is a scientist responsible for creating program for controlling population, she immediately identifies Tuesday and disclose that she is well aware about the seven twin sisters who are using single identity to evade the Authority. Nicolette commanded her agents to terminate all the twin sisters.

Agents went on executing given order, first agents take out Tuesday's eye, later they arrive at twins house and accessing the house by using Tuesday's eye. Brutal battle erupts, the twin sisters was able to destroy the agents who attacked them, sadly, one twin named "Sunday" died.

Wednesday believes Monday's coworker "Jerry”, is hiding something, she approaching him and pushing him to disclose the information, Jerry tells Wednesday that Monday was promoted soon after negotiating with the leader of scientist "Nicolette”, while Jerry speaking suddenly agents appeared and kills him before completing exposing the truth.

Wednesday managed to kill the agent but not so long, she was cornered by a bunch of agents, she tries to get away by jumping from one building to another, sadly one agent shoots her, she falls and dies, while the rest of twin sisters are watching powerless, they cannot do anything more than grieving. 

At the same time, Adrien shows up at twin’s sisters house, searching for Monday, unaware that there are seven different people, while talking, the twin sisters discover that Adrien had secret relationship with one of them, Saturday pretend to be "Karen”, visit Adrien apartment, she slept with him, during night while Adrien sleep, Saturday using bracelet with secret microchip stole Adrien security information and sent back to Friday.  

While reading the confidential files, unexpectedly, they notice the photograph of a person who look like Monday, now sisters have hope that "Monday" might be alright, their hope did not last longer, soon after Adrien left the house, CAB agents appeared and eliminate Saturday on the spot. Meanwhile, at twin sisters home agents arrived and attack Friday and Thursday, the two twin sisters attempt to flee, but then, Friday became aware that CAB agents will never stop tracking them, so she lay down her life so that Thursday can live, Friday said goodbye to her twin sister through electronic device they had, then she set off an explosion which kills her, agents and damaging the building. 

Adrien is heartbroken after hearing the death of twin sisters but Thursday held him accountable for the death of her twin sisters. Adrien promises to assist Thursday because he loved Monday very much.

Jointly, they came up with the idea to sneak into C.A.B building, Adrien conceals Thursday into body bag, after succeeded to enter into the C.A.B building Without being detected, immediately they began to crack confidential documents, they encountered the terrified reality concerning the population control program, the authority were dishonest about putting kids into a deep sleep but in reality the kids were being murdered.

Both Adrien and Thursday managed to move across the building without being seen, they found Tuesday alive but with one eye and discover the truth about Monday betrayal, Monday entered into an agreement with female scientist "Nicolette”, because she is exhausted to share her life and desired to be free and alone. 

Thursday is enraged after she knew who is behind the conflict, then she posed as Monday and participate into gala meeting where scientists are raising funds, she finally facing her twin sister, brutal battle arise but Monday was shot and wounded. 

At the same time, Adrien and Thursday are revealing the truth concerning CAB's criminal activities of killing kids by playing a video footage to the public, the video shows the scientists reduced kids to ashes, every person was watching, Nicolette Cayman was enraged and tries to suffocate, while battle continues Monday shows up despite being wounded, she survived.

One of the CAB agents saw Monday with a pistol and think that she wants to unalive Nicolette a scientist, quickly the agents target Monday but Adrien shot the agent to save Monday. In the middle of the fight, more harsh reality emerge, Adrien and Monday were definitely husband and wife, Monday was severe wounded, during her last breath, she told Thursday about her pregnancy of twins and begged her to save her unborn babies. 

In the end, the evil done by Child Allocation Bureau under the guise of population control policy specifically one child policy became known to the public, immediately the policy was eliminated and Nicolette Cayman was condemned to die for murdering several kids. 

Later, synthetic eye was implanted into Tuesday to offer her another opportunity to continue living peacefully and forget all bad things happened to the them.

The film closing by showing Monday's twin babies are developing within the synthetic uterus and it seems they are unharmed.

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