''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-g ...

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 Munich, U ...

. 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 w ...

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 G ...

. 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 commercia ...

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 Justus (died on 10 November between 627 and 631) was the fourth Archbishop of Canterbury. He was sent from Italy to England by Pope Gregory the Great, on a mission to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native paganism, probably arrivin ...

as Philipp Scholz *

Nina Proll Nina Proll (born 12 January 1974) is an Austrian actress. She has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1995. She starred in the film ''September'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2003 Cannes Film ...

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: ''E ...

as Helmer *

Moritz Rinke Moritz is the German equivalent of the name Maurice. It may refer to: People Given name * Saint Maurice, also called Saint Moritz, the leader of the legendary Roman Theban Legion in the 3rd century * Prince Moritz of Hesse (2007), the son of ...

as Baumberger *

Sólveig Arnarsdóttir Sólveig Arnarsdóttir (born 26 January 1973) is an Icelandic actress. She is known for her performances in ''Stella í orlofi'', ''Let Me Fall'', '' Trapped'', and '' Katla''. Sólveig is the daughter of Icelandic actor Arnar Jónsson and I ...

as Susanne *

Stefanie Stappenbeck Stefanie Stappenbeck (born 11 April 1974) is a German actress. She has appeared in more than 100 films and television shows since 1986. Selected filmography * ''September'' (2003) * ''Barfuss ''Barefoot'' (German title ''Barfuss'') is a r ...

as Natascha * Rene David Ifrah as Ashraf (as René Ifrah) *

Anja Kling Anja Kling (born 22 March 1970) is a German actress. She is the younger sister of actress Gerit Kling. Selected filmography * ' (1989) * ' (1994, TV series) * ' (1995) * ' (1995, TV miniseries) * ''From Hell to Hell'' (1997) * ''La piovra'' ...

as Sandra *

Vincent Heppner Vincent ( la, Vincentius) is a male given name derived from the Roman name Vincentius, which is derived from the Latin word (''to conquer''). People with the given name Artists *Vincent Apap (1909–2003), Maltese sculptor *Vincent van Gogh ...

as Robert *

Aiko Pipo is a female Japanese given name. is a Japanese surname, also romanized as Aikoh or Aiko. Aiko or Ayko is also a traditional male given name in Scandinavia and especially northern Germany. In Germany it is considered one of the old "gentr ...

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