Sister

A ghost haunts Regine in her day-to-day life. The invisible enemy aims to take over her existence.

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synopsis

Regine manages her hospital ward with almost superhuman powers. Devotedly she takes care of her two children and her husband, who doesn’t contribute to their livelihood with the music he makes. Regine is in control - but of one thing: the appearance of Lily, who has been abroad for ages. The much unloved sister appears always when Regine isn’t there. Quickly the children become all dotty about their new auntie and Regine hasn’t met her even yet. The situation slips out of her hands. The eerier it becomes, the crankier Regine gets. Just before her whole world falls apart, she bravely faces the facts: the mysterious sister is herself. This explanation seems to make sense of all the strange happenings. But it’s too late already: family, friends and colleagues retreat. Regine is left alone and can’t even get hold of her second personality. Her life is lost. She takes the necessary steps. After she’s gone, Lily stays. Is she really her other personality, or has Regine been deceived?

Director’statement

With Sister I aim for a story that starts as a social drama and shifts subtly into a tale of horror - based in a realistic, down to earth environment. The starting point of the tale indeed is very real: being a fixed character, is only a working hypothesis for us and the people we deal with in our every day life. In fact each of us is a puzzle of a variety of characters. We are different persons depending on whom we are together with. Our parents, partners, friends or strangers. Although the story speaks of split personality I don’t aim for a relation of psychological disorder or painting a clinical picture. The viewpoint is obviously a social and dramatic one. It is a story of a woman who neglects realising that she is suffering from the incapability to fulfil internalised social demands. She doesn’t even realise them as such. The twisted rebellion against those, by creating another personality, is the only and painful way that is open to her. Sister thus tells about a leap out of the illusion of a character - into the illusion of another one. For a moment the door to another world is standing wide open.

TFL PROGRAMME:

ScriptLab 2009

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TFL Catalogue 2009

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