Sisters July and September are very close, but very different: September is protective and distrustful; July, open and curious. An incident in school forces them to flee to an old holiday home with their mum, where a series of surreal events cause their bond to shift in ways July cannot comprehend.
The directorial debut of actor-turned director Ariane Labed – who shares in her partner Yorgos Lanthimos’ strikingly singular cinematic perspective – this disquieting study of the bonds that bind us, and their violent unravelling, is a coming-of-age story with an uncanny twist.