''September'' is a 2003 German

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Max Färberböck Max Färberböck (born 22 September 1950) is a German film director and writer. He was born in Brannenburg, Bavaria. He began his career at theaters in Buenos Aires and in Italy. He later studied at the University of Television and Film in Munic ...

. It was screened in the

Un Certain Regard (, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films ...

section at the

2003 Cannes Film Festival The 56th Cannes Film Festival started on 14 May and ran until 25 May 2003. French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor and producer Patrice Chéreau was the President of the Jury. The Palme d'Or went to the American film ''Elephant'' by Gus ...

. The subject matter is the effect of the

September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. That morning, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commerc ...

Plot

The film takes place in Germany, shortly after the

. Eight individuals of different backgrounds react to the attacks with conflicting emotions and unpredictable behavior. The events have affected their personal lives.

Cast

* Catharina Schuchmann as Julia * Justus von Dohnanyi as Philipp Scholz * Nina Proll as Lena *

Jörg Schüttauf Jörg Schüttauf (born 26 December 1961) is a German actor. He studied at the Theaterhochschule Leipzig. Since 2002 he has starred in the Hessischer Rundfunk version of the popular television crime series ''Tatort''. Filmography Film * 1985: '' ...

as Helmer * Moritz Rinke as Baumberger * Sólveig Arnarsdóttir as Susanne * Stefanie Stappenbeck as Natascha * Rene David Ifrah as Ashraf (as René Ifrah) * Anja Kling as Sandra * Vincent Heppner as Robert * Aiko Pipo as Patrick

References

External links

* 2003 films 2003 drama films 2000s German-language films Films based on the September 11 attacks Films directed by Max Färberböck Films scored by Dario Marianelli Films set in Germany German drama films 2000s German films {{2000s-drama-film-stub