''September Says'' is a 2024 internationally co-produced

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film, written and directed by

Ariane Labed Ariane Labed (born 8 May 1984) is a Greek-French actress and film director. She is known for her feature film debut in ''Attenberg'', for which she won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress, and appearing in Helen Edmundson's film ''Mary Magdalene'' in ...

, in her directorial debut. It is based upon the novel ''Sisters'' by

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. It stars Mia Tharia,

Rakhee Thakrar Rakhee Thakrar (born 29 February 1984) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Shabnam Masood in the BBC One soap opera '' EastEnders'' (2014–2016) and Emily Sands in the Netflix comedy-drama ''Sex Education'' (2019–2021). She al ...

and Pascale Kann. It had its world premiere at the

2024 Cannes Film Festival The 77th annual Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in C ...

on May 21, 2024, in the Un Certain Regard section.

Premise

When September is suspended from school, her sister, July, begins to explore her own independence, leading to tension on a holiday in Ireland.

Cast

* Mia Tharia *

* Pascale Kann * Rachel Benaissa * Claire Caulfield (Pharmacist)

Production

In May 2022, it was announced

would direct the film, based upon the novel ''Sisters'' by

, with

Element Pictures Element Pictures is an Irish film studio, cinema and television production company

set to produce.

Eurimages Eurimages is a cultural support fund of the Council of Europe, established in 1989. Eurimages promotes independent filmmaking by providing financial support to feature-length fiction, animation, and documentary films. In doing so, it encourages ...

and

BBC Film BBC Film (formerly BBC Films) is the feature film-making arm of the BBC. It was founded on 18 June 1990, and has produced or co-produced some of the most successful British films of recent years, including '' Truly, Madly, Deeply'', '' Alan Pa ...

among others provided financing for the film. Location assistance provided by Conn Redmond.

Release

It had its world premiere at the

on May 21, 2024, in the Un Certain Regard section. International sales are handled by The Match Factory.

References

External links

* {{IMDB title, 29315015 2024 directorial debut films French drama films Greek drama films German drama films British drama films Irish drama films BBC Film films