Mood.Playr
Sign in
They're Here poster

They're Here

2026 0h 25m EN
👍
7.2
SOLID
★7.2TMDB · 2
DocumentaryHorror
Synopsis
Spoiler shield

Edén Villa (pseudonym) and anonymous Minneapolis residents evade and resist the paramilitary occupation of their city, in a winter landscape where masked agents abduct children, residents travel in trunks, shackled prisoners are loaded onto airplanes within eyesight of vacationers, and bicyclists track the movements of an invading force.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

Share

Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Laura Poitras
Languages
English, Spanish
Countries
United States of America, France

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8
RUNTIME

Did you know

Tight 25-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01
2 / 8
ERA

Did you know

Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02
3 / 8
WORLD

Did you know

Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03
4 / 8
WORLD

Did you know

International production across 2 countries: United States of America, France.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04
5 / 8
WORLD

Did you know

Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05
6 / 8
DIRECTOR

Did you know

Editor Laura Poitras shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06
7 / 8
WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt43704183 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07
8 / 8
WILD

Did you know

Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Laura Poitras directs. Laura Poitras cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America, France. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Tight 25-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
  • 2Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
  • 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
  • 4International production across 2 countries: United States of America, France.
  • 5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 6Editor Laura Poitras shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 7IMDB entry: tt43704183 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing
Laura Poitras
Runtime
25 min · 0h 25m
Status
Released
Original language
EN

Also by

Laura Poitras

Production companies

Who made it

  • ARTE

    ARTE

    FR

  • ARTE France Cinéma

    ARTE France Cinéma

    FR

Key crew

  • ProducerYoni Golijov
  • Co-ProducerAdam Mellion
  • Co-ProducerAdriana Pacheco
  • EditorLaura Poitras
  • ProducerLaura Poitras
  • EditorAdriana Pacheco
  • CinematographyRachel Lauren Mueller
  • Graphic DesignerJosh Begley
  • Executive ProducerJess Devaney
  • Executive ProducerAndrew Catauro
  • Associate EditorAna Maldonado
  • Executive ProducerJacob Taylor
  • Executive ProducerMary Garth
  • MusicAlessandro Cortini
  • ResearcherAdam Mellion

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • paramilitary organization
  • domestic terrorism
  • minneapolis, minnesota
  • ice (immigration and customs enforcement)

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Premiere2026-09-07· Venice Film Festival

More movies like this