Babyteeth (2019) (original) (raw)
When seriously ill teenager Milla falls madly in love with smalltime drug dealer Moses, it's her parents' worst nightmare. But as Milla's first brush with love brings her a new lust for life, things get messy and traditional morals go out the window. Milla soon shows everyone in her orbit - her parents, Moses, a sensitive music teacher, a budding child violinist, and a disarmingly honest pregnant neighbour - how to live like you have nothing to lose. What might have been a disaster for the Finlay family instead leads to letting go and finding grace in the glorious chaos of life. Babyteeth ...(more)
When seriously ill teenager Milla falls madly in love with smalltime drug dealer Moses, it's her parents' worst nightmare. But as Milla's first brush with love brings her a new lust for life, things get messy and traditional morals go out the window. Milla soon shows everyone in her orbit - her parents, Moses, a sensitive music teacher, a budding child violinist, and a disarmingly honest pregnant neighbour - how to live like you have nothing to lose. What might have been a disaster for the Finlay family instead leads to letting go and finding grace in the glorious chaos of life. Babyteeth joyously explores how good it is not to be dead yet and how far we will go for love. (less)
Director: Shannon Murphy
Writer: Rita Kalnejais
Starring: Eliza Scanlen, Toby Wallace, Georgina Symes, Essie Davis, Ben Mendelsohn, Emily Barclay
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Review by Brian Orndorf, June 17, 2020
6 / 10
Screenwriter Rita Kalnejais has her heart in the right place with �Babyteeth,� constructing a lived-in ode to adolescent heartbreak and parental anxiety. It�s an Australian production that aims to explore painful relationships exploding under one roof, delving into all sorts of uncomfortable realities and stunted interactions, with the story basically out to understand the mindset of frustrated people who can�t communicate with the precision they hope for. It�s about messiness, and director Shannon Murphy tries to respect the free spirit nature of the material, securing a loose feel for charac ...read more...
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