How To Have Sex15

Directed by Molly Manning Walker | UK | 2023 | 1h 31m | Starring Mia McKenna-Bruce, Shaun Thomas, Lara Peake, Samuel Bottomley, Enva Lewis

After finishing their exams, three British teenagers go to Crete on a rites-of-passage holiday full of boozing, clubbing and hooking up. As they dance their way across the sun-drenched streets of Malia, they find themselves navigating the complexities of sex, consent, and self-discovery. In her vibrant debut feature, Molly Manning Walker captures the buzz and nostalgia, as well as the horrors, of a distinctly British youth culture. Winner of the Un Certain Regard Award for best first feature at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.

Reviews

‘As enthralling as it is important, How To Have Sex neatly depicts the joy and pain of teenage girlhood.’
★★★★
Sophie Butcher, Empire Magazine

‘How To Have Sex is a wild and fun ride, whose sober moments are as important as they are uncomfortable.’
★★★★
Anna Smith, Time Out

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