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Babyteeth review – a fearless debut about young love – The Guardian
Terminally ill girl meets drug-addicted boy in Shannon Murphy’s waywardly glorious first feature
This is possibly the most joyous, life-affirming film ever to be made about terminal disease. The Australian director Shannon Murphys feature debut, Babyteeth, is a marvel; the kind of skittish, reckless film-making that makes you want to rush headlong into bad decisions and savour every last messy moment of the fallout.
Since her cancer diagnosis, 16-year-old Milla (Eliza Scanlen) has become insulated. Her home life is loving, but cushioned by the kind of parental concern that suffocates as mu…
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