What Happened to Monday

Main Plot

"What Happened to Monday" is a dystopian science fiction thriller directed by Tommy Wirkola, set in a future where overpopulation and famine have forced the government to implement a strict one-child policy. The Child Allocation Bureau, led by the formidable Nicolette Cayman, enforces this rule ruthlessly. In this world, seven identical sisters—each named after a day of the week—live a covert existence. Outwardly, they all assume the identity of Karen Settman, a woman allowed to appear in public only on the day of the week corresponding to her name. The sisters have managed to evade detection by carefully synchronizing their appearances and movements, sharing one identity and maintaining strict secrecy. However, their system collapses when Monday disappears under mysterious circumstances. The remaining sisters must figure out what happened to her while also uncovering a deeper conspiracy within the government's child allocation policy. As they dig deeper, they face grave dangers, testing their loyalty and sisterhood in their fight for survival.

Characters

• Noomi Rapace plays seven identical sisters, each named after a day of the week, who must avoid governmental detection in a dystopian society with a strict one-child policy.
• Glenn Close plays Nicolette Cayman, the strict enforcer of a one-child policy who clashes with identical septuplets trying to survive under her oppressive regime.
• Willem Dafoe plays Terrence Settman, the grandfather who raises septuplets in secrecy in a society enforcing a strict one-child policy.

Ending Explained

In the conclusion of the film "What Happened to Monday," the truth about the siblings is revealed, and a climactic battle ensues. Set in a dystopian future where families are limited to one child due to overpopulation, the seven identical sisters—named after each day of the week—have been living in hiding, assuming the singular identity of Karen Settman. The sisters are eventually discovered, leading to a confrontation with the Child Allocation Bureau and its head, Nicolette Cayman. Monday, whose real name is revealed to be Karen Settman, had betrayed her sisters by striking a deal with Cayman to secure her own survival, believing it was the only way to avoid their collective demise. She agrees to support Cayman's political ambitions in exchange for her safety and a privileged position, at the cost of her sisters' lives. In the final scenes, Thursday and Tuesday manage to expose Cayman's sinister population control methods during a live broadcast, revealing the truth about the cryosleep program, which is actually a facade for mass killing. Cayman is arrested, and the policy of a one-child rule is abolished. The film ends with a new era of hope as the surviving sisters, Tuesday and Thursday, along with Monday's daughter, are seen in a more open and