How to Have Sex

“The allure of hedonistic Grecian glamour dissolves in an instant in this gut punch of a debut feature” ★★★★ The Independent
★★★★ The Guardian
★★★★ The Telegraph
★★★★ The Times

Sun, sea and hedonism are what the package holiday promises, but they often leave more lasting marks than just sunburn. In NW London’s own Molly Manning-Walker’s debut, a teenage trip to Greece becomes the setting for a very original take on the coming-of-age film.

Tara (Mia McKenna-Bruce, in a star-making performance) goes on a party holiday to Malia with her two best friends after finishing her GCSEs. Chasing ‘the holiday of a lifetime’ alongside thousands of other Brits abroad, they cram in as much drinking and clubbing as possible before their lives are turned upside down by first sexual experiences. An unforgettably stark exploration of the issue of consent, How to Have Sex is part of an impressive cohort of British debut features – including Scrapper (for which Manning-Walker acted as cinematographer) and Aftersun – to look at young women and girls’ experiences with a unique sophistication and complexity.