In Molly Manning Walker’s acclaimed Cannes award-winning film How to Have Sex, a young woman embarks on the summertime vacation of a lifetime, tearing through the Greek isles alongside her friends. She has just one goal in mind, to no longer be the odd-one-out by finally losing her virginity. What might’ve unfolded as a predictable coming-of-age film takes an unexpected turn when a couple of boys enter the picture.
The film is led by Vampire Academy‘s Mia McKenna-Bruce, plus Lara Peake, Shaun Thomas, Samuel Bottomley, Enva Lewis, and Laura Ambler. Walker is a veteran cinematographer making her feature directorial debut. She also wrote the screenplay. It was quite an impressive start, as the film won the Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes.
Here’s the synopsis: It’s supposed to be the best summer ever. Tara, Skye and Em touch down on the Greek party resort of Malia for the vacation to end all vacations, the girls trip every British teenager ticks off at the cusp of adulthood. Tara, the last remaining virgin, is on a mission to change that: and her best friends are causing chaos right alongside her. The 16-year-old drinks and dances her way through the strip – with all its messy bars and grimy nightclubs – until she meets a couple of boys on the neighboring hotel balcony who she hopes might give her a summer to remember.
How to Have Sex does not have a U.S. date yet, but will debut in other countries in November.
