EXCLUSIVE: Kat Steppe’s drama Sunday Ninth, about brothers who reconnect when one in all them develops Alzheimer’s, was introduced as a contender in Estonia’s Tallinn Black Nights Movie Pageant on Tuesday and Deadline can unveil the trailer.
It’s a first fiction function for Steppe whose earlier credit embody the documentary collection Meals for Thought, Taboo and The Vatican.
Josse De Pauw (The Ardour of the Darkly Midday, Kursk) and Peter Van den Start (King of the Belgians, The Barefoot Emperor and Adoration) play brothers Horst and Franz, who reunite after years aside.
Horst is coping with Alzheimer’s, whereas Franz is in debt, and sees his brother’s unspent inheritance as the answer to his monetary issues.
When Horst’s former love Andrea, performed by Kristien De Proost (Woman) turns up on the scene, previous wounds and a buried household thriller come to the floor, forcing them to confront their previous. Frank Lammers (Undercover) additionally options within the solid as a health care provider.
Steppe has remained true to her documentary roots within the growth of the movie, taking inspiration for from her work as a volunteer caregiver at a residential care centre specializing in taking care of individuals with Alzheimer’s.
“I wished to grasp the points of the sickness, so I might write about it. The a part of Horst is solely based mostly on numerous conversations I had with one explicit man. For causes of privateness, I’ll seek advice from him as ‘Eddy’,” she explains.
“Eddy taught me lots concerning the illness, from first-hand expertise. Folks dwelling with Alzheimer’s are removed from empty shells. Many stay aware of how their skills are deteriorating. What makes them really feel higher is having the ability to discuss what they see and really feel with out us correcting them on a regular basis.”
The movie is lead produced by Kato Maes and Sofie Rooseleer at Antwerp-based Panenka, of their first function for the corporate after fiction and documentary collection Two Summers (Netflix), This Is Not A Homicide Thriller, Putain, Over Water… and Taboo.
The Tallinn Black Nights Pageant runs from November 7 to 23.
