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The Diary of a Teenage Girl

Dir: Marielle Heller, 2015, USA, 102 mins, Cert:18

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Sun 30 August 2015 // 20:00
Mon 31 August 2015 // 20:30
Tue 1 September 2015 // 20:00 *

Tickets: £5 / £4 / £3 (TTT)

Minnie could be your typical 15-year-old girl, awash in the throes of sexual awakening. But in the free-love-induced haze of 1970s San Francisco, instead of losing her virginity to a schoolmate, Minnie opts for an affair with her mother’s boyfriend.

Far from cleaving to a tired Lolita narrative or making its heroine a victim, the film presents a cleareyed picture of Minnie’s spirited discovery of sex, her often raging teenage lust and her fraught journey toward self-discovery.

Based on Phoebe Gloeckner’s illustrated novel and brought beautifully to cinematic life by first-time writer-director Marielle Heller, The Diary of a Teenage Girl features a heroine who is smart, funny, and talented—with the cartoon characters she sketches occasionally coming off the page to offer additional insight into her psyche.

Bel Powley is a revelation playing the precocious protagonist supported by the moving and tender performances of Alexander Skarsgård as Monroe (the object of both mother and daughter’s affection) and Kristen Wiig as a mum who sees her own youth slipping away in Minnie’s face. 

Like many people who've seen this film we're a little disappointed with the BBFC for awarding it an 18 certificate. Check out Sophie from Little White Lies response.

Please note there will be a Babycinema screening at 11am on Wednesday September 2nd

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Doors open 30 mins before the advertised start time to allow time to buy or collect tickets

All screenings are free for asylum seekers.