Saskia and Jenny - twins - are alike in appearance only. Saskia is a grad student with a
single-minded focus on her studies while Jenny is glamorous thrill-seeking and capricious.
Still when Jenny is severely injured in an accident Saskia puts her life on hold to be with
her sister. Sara and Mattie are sisters with another difficult dynamic. Mattie who is younger
is intellectually disabled. Sara loves nothing more than fine wines perfumes and expensive
clothing and leaves home at the first opportunity. But when their mother dies Sara inherits
the duty of caring for her sister. Arriving at the house one day she is horrified to discover
that Mattie has married their mother's handyman. The relationship ends in tragedy. Now Sara
and Saskia both caregivers for so long are on their own - and come together through a cascade
of circumstances as devastating as they are unexpected. Razor-sharp and profoundly moving
Consent is a thought-provoking exploration of the complexities of familial duty of how love
can become entangled with guilt resentment and regret.
