September Says

Ariane Labed signs both the script and the direction of her first feature film, an adaptation of the gothic novel Sisters by Daisy Johnson, who was the youngest author ever nominated for the Man Booker Prize. Building a haunting, mysterious atmosphere, the film tells the story of two inseparable sisters who have created their own fascinating yet dark universe. Featuring moving performances by Mia Tharia, Pascale Kann, and Rakhee Thakrar, September Says explores the complexities of adolescence through the intense relationship between July and September, two sisters with very different personalities. Despite their bond, the growing tension between the siblings, and also with their single mother, escalates when they take refuge in an old country house in Ireland. Here, July starts to feel a shift in her relationship with September, a change she struggles to understand or control. As surreal encounters challenge the boundaries of family, the film delves deep into the dynamics of identity, independence, and sibling love.