THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL

Channel 4, 1.00am

This startling debut by Marielle Heller shows the funny side of a teenager’s explorations into her

sexuality, as 15-year-old wannabe cartoonist Minnie (Bel Powley) seduces her mother’s middle-aged partner Monroe (Alexander Skarsgård). Heller’s nimble direction and clever script ensure that the film never quite paints either Minnie or Monroe entirely as the victim or the predator.

2015