MUBI has announced that they will release the film September Says on UK screens this coming February. This follows a debut at this year’s Cannes Film Festival under the Un Certain Regard strand.
The film is written by Ariane Labed who makes her feature debut with the work. September Says is based on the acclaimed novel Sisters by Daisy Johnson and stars Mia Tharia (The Listeners, Phoenix Rise) as July, Rakhee Thakrar (Wonka, Sex Education) as Sheela, and Pascale Kann as September.
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.
The film has also played the BFI London Film Festival in October.
Specifically, the film will release on UK screens on 21st February with a MUBI streaming date to follow.
