Summer Cinema: Babyteeth

When sixteen-year-old Milla falls in love with the troublemaker Moses, it’s every parent’s worst nightmare.
But this first encounter with love awakens a new zest for life in the seriously ill Milla, and her energy and desire to explore soon turn her entire family’s world upside down. Milla begins to show those around her how to live every minute to the fullest. A crowd-pleaser that made waves at international festivals, including Venice, where it won the award for Best Acting Performance.

We’re closing the summer season with Babyteeth, selected by Tereza Havelková, curator of the residency program.

“The Australian film Babyteeth tells a story of defiance, of discovering the world, of anger at its unfairness—and also of an unlikely love. It follows a family coming to terms with the serious illness of its young protagonist, played brilliantly by Eliza Scanlen in her first film role.
You’d never guess the film is adapted from a stage play—it’s far too rich in sun-drenched imagery and vivid colors for that. I chose it because it reminds me of a summer that has already passed. Nostalgia is inevitable!”

Babyteeth 
director: Shannon Murphy
Australia, 2019, 118 min
Free Entry 

Summer cinema returns to MeetFactory for the thirteenth time. Every Wednesday from June through September, we’ll be screening a selection twelve films in the courtyard of the Smíchov factory—personal favorites curated by members of the MeetFactory team.