When seriously ill teenager Milla falls madly in love with smalltime drug dealer Moses, it's her parent's 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 parent's; 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.
Critic reviews of Babyteeth
“Intelligently written and very creatively directed, Babyteeth
carefully avoids becoming the black comedy or the bleak drama that others
telling a similar kind of story might have settled for.”
Leigh Paatsch – Herald Sun
“The flawless performances, the colour-drenched and drained polaroid
aesthetic, the lightning in a bottle feel in the telling of a cinematic
story.”
Kate Rodger – Newshub
“A brilliantly executed coming-of-age drama, a blackly comedic look at
a family in crisis and one of the best contemporary tales from our mates across
the Tasman since 2010's Animal Kingdom.”
James Croot – Stuff.co.nz