This haunting feature debut from Ariane Labed explores the dark complexities of sisterhood, adolescence and femininity.
Teenage sisters September and July share an intensely close but unsettling bond, speaking their own secret language and keeping the outside world at a distance. When a mysterious incident at school results in September’s suspension, their mother Sheela, deeply concerned about the sisters’ troubling behaviour, takes them to an isolated house on the windswept Irish coast. However, the secluded setting only amplifies the family’s tensions as July begins to challenge September’s increasingly sadistic commands.
Based on the acclaimed novel Sisters by Daisy Johnson, this uniquely eerie portrait of girlhood features remarkable debut performances from leads Pascale Kann and Mia Tharia, and marks the arrival of a bold and distinct new cinematic voice in Labed.
"An unsettling modern fable. Four stars." – The Times
- Director: Ariane Labed
- Cast: Mia Tharia, Pascale Kann, Rakhee Thakrar
- Language: English
The screenings of September Says on Tuesday 11 March at 19.45 and Thursday 13 March at 17.00 will feature a recorded Q&A with director Ariane Labed and Reclaim The Frame Director Melanie Iredale.
