Your Sister's Sister (15)

Director Lynn Shelton is a familiar face on the festival circuit with her low-end budget films such as We Go Way Back, My Effortless Brilliance and Humpday. Shelton maintains a low-budget approach with the release of a tender and heart-warming comedy drama Your Sister's Sister.


Your Sister's Sister brings great performances by the three leading roles. A familiar face to many and the star of Shelton's Humpday is the very funny Mark Duplass. This time joined by Rosemarie DeWitt, another familiar face on the festival circuit, the cast is headed by the stunning and incredibly popular Emily Blunt (The Adjustment Bureau and The Young Victoria). Together the three bring to the screen the comical and touching tale of the complications of love between friends.

After the death of his brother Jack (Duplass) has struggled to come to terms with events. Concerned for Jack his best friend Iris (Blunt) sends him to her dad's isolated cabin to clear his head. Instead of solitude however, Jack finds Iris's sister Hannah (DeWitt) also seeking sanctuary from a recent breakup, and after a night of drunken conversation, comical banter and unexpected passion the two awaken to the untimely arrival of Iris as tension, awkwardness and some inspired comedic moments all arrive with her. Jack feels it's best to keep the events of that night from Iris, although Hannah sees no issue with it until Iris confesses her love for Jack, thus setting off a twisted tale of ever-complicated relationships between the three.

Your Sister's Sister is a pleasing example of how a strong script, a wonderful cast and a talented director come together to produce an honest, tender and delicate comedy drama that's been celebrated across the festival circuit and beyond. The part-improvised dialogue is one of the most realistic examples of exchanges between friends we've ever seen in a film and the characters are anything but predictable - on first glance it might appear to be your run of the mill American rom-com but Hollywood this isn't. You'll struggle to find a more touching and enjoyable indie film about relationships this year.

*Engagingly spiky, pleasingly unconventional comedy-drama with a strong script and a trio of terrific performances from its three leads*
Matthew Turner

*A trio of superb performances guide a plot that pivots on secrets and lies before they fester*
Peter Travers

Officially selected at Toronto, Seattle, Sundance and Tribeca Your Sister's Sister is a film not to be missed!!


Watch the trailer for Your Sister's Sister below.

Your Sister's Sister is showing at Gloucester Guildhall on Friday 17th August at 7.45pm, Saturday 18th August at 10.45am and 7.45pm and Monday 20th August at 2pm.