September Says

New Directors Competition

September Says

September Says

Ireland, Germany, United Kingdom 2024 Fiction cor 100 min.

Sisters July and September are thick as thieves, though very different. September is protective and distrustful of others, while July is open to and curious about the world. Their dynamic is a concern to their single mum, Sheela, who is unsure what to do with them. When September is suspended from their school, July is left to fend for herself and begins to assert her own independence —which does not go unnoticed by September. Tension among the three women builds when they take refuge in an old holiday home in Ireland, where July finds her bond with September shifting in ways she cannot entirely understand or control —and a series of surreal encounters test the family to their limit. Based on the novel “Sisters”, by Daisy Johnson.

Presented at the Cannes Film Festival.

Ireland Germany United Kingdom France Greece adolescence family international film festivals female directors siblings parenthood literary adaptation

direction

Ariane Labed

screenplay

Ariane Labed

cinematography

Balthazar Lab

editing

Bettina Böhler

sound design

Johnnie Burn

music

Johnnie Burn

production design

Lauren Kelly

cast

Mia Tharia, Rhakee Thakrar, Pascale Kann

production

Chelsea Morgan Hoffmann, Lara Hickey, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe

co-production

Rachel Dargavel, Viola Fügen, Michael Weber, Cécile Tollu-Polonowski

produced by

Sackville Film & TV Productions

co-produced by

Crybaby Films, MFP Gmbh

world sales

The Match Factory

contact

[email protected]

indicative rating

16