Haley Bennett channeled her own pain into her latest role.

The actress, 38, stars in Virginia Woolf’s Night & Day, an adaptation of the English writer’s book of the same name. After making its debut worldwide, the movie is hitting theaters stateside on Sept. 4, bringing the independent-minded Katharine Hilbery and 1910 London to the big screen.

Katherine “defies her family’s expectations of marriage to pursue a career in astronomy. But when her father pressures her into an unwanted engagement, her resolve is tested. Through new friendships—including a bold suffragette and a thoughtful editor—Katharine begins to question the limits placed on her by society, love and tradition, ultimately searching for a path that is truly her own,” a logline reads.