What Happened to Monday

In the world of Goran Lundborg's dystopian novel, "Seven Bodies," which serves as the basis for the 2014 film "What Happened to Monday," families are strictly limited to a maximum of one child per household due to centuries of crippling overpopulation. The government, in an effort to stem the tide of a rapidly burgeoning population, has implemented a program known as "The Single Child Policy." Under this draconian regulation, those with extra children are forced to send them into a long, cryogenic-induced slumber, from which they will allegedly wake up only when the world reaches a point of sustainability where families can support multiple children. Against this bleak backdrop, the world is introduced to a family of seven children known as the Linds family, each of whom shares an uncanny physical resemblance due to massive in vitro fertilization and cloning. These septuplets have been assigned pseudonyms instead of their real names, with each sibling living outwardly as a separate, unrelated individual in their 20s. There's Cassie, the flirtatious and adventurous type; Fen, the sports star; Suze, a punk-inclined artist; Bosco, the gentle and emotionally vulnerable brother; Kansas, a bright and studious overachiever; Alabama, a thrill-seeking thrill-ride fan; and finally, the sweet yet fiercely independent Lucy, the target of the government's increasing interest. Lucy, the 'original' of the given family's setup, has mysteriously gone missing. Given their families are all expected to limit themselves to one child per household, the government assumes that one of the Linds septuplets has intentionally entered themselves into the system in place of a missing person by presenting a duplicate of their identities, a heinous crime that constitutes treason. An unstoppable force that takes away one of the precious few slots available for young women like Lucy, this act threatens to eliminate any opportunities for self-love and family unit possibilities. So, law enforcement agency known as 'Department of Impropriates Family Act Compliance' or 'LifkaeLing,' launch a task force to locate and 'solve' the duplicate; Lucy herself has no information and can only flee. As tensions rise across the globe, the septuplets are relentlessly hunted by 'Commission,' as they name themselves as the task force pursuing them. Working in tandem with a tough yet nuanced smuggler en, Terrence Settle, (played impressively by David Gyasi), and a highly conflicted detective from 'LifkaeLing,' Theodore Wilson, or 'Theo' whose position as a law enforcer also harbors a secret to hold a spot within society by losing a loved one under the sleep program. The remainder of the family is tasked with locating Lucy before she becomes another statistic. To conceal their identities from agents searching for 'Lucy,' and to protect yet another sibling before she falls into a similar state, the remaining six Linds must navigate the law enforcement surrounding themselves. Although they use their unique skills and shared experiences, they face opposition as agents from the Department start catching on to the existence of a duplicate individual and begin implementing increasingly drastic and sophisticated measures to eliminate any perceived threats of potential 'Lucy duplications.' Both sets of Linds family members continue on, questioning whether the remaining relationships within twin connections have genuine intentions for loyalty or are actually motivated, in truth, by various self-serving intentions because 'separating' such clones after their long separation affects only an adverse effect to existing people. Eager to connect the 6 members and keep Lucy safe, the siblings themselves are being directed at performing real vigilante justice against anyone who seek harm. Over and over with each different state they are sent on a perpetual cat and mouse game. Can these 7 family clones have hope for the same dreams that normal young people possess?