Project Detail

September Says

Synopsis

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.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2024 - Un Certain Regard - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024 - First Feature Competition
Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2025

Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Features
Running time
100 min
Director
Ariane Labed 1st Feature
Producer
Chelsea Morgan Hoffmann, Lara Hickey, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe
Co-Producer
Rachel Dargavel, Viola Fügen, Michael Weber, Cécile Tollu Polonowski
Executive Producer
Niamh Fagan, Greg Martin, Claudia Yusef
Editor
Bettina Böhler
Screenwriter
Daisy Johnson (novel), Ariane Labed (screenplay)
Director of Photography
Balthazar Lab
Principal cast
Mia Tharia, Rakhee Thakrar, Pascale Kann

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Ireland, Germany, UK co-production

BBC Film (UK), Cry Baby Productions (US), Element Films (UK), Eurimages (FR), Sackville Film and Television Productions (IE), The Match Factory (DE)

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