How to Have Sex

Nov 2, 2023

1h 31m

★ 6.2

Overview

Three British teenage girls go on a rites-of-passage holiday—drinking, clubbing and hooking up, in what should be the best summer of their lives.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Film4 Productions

MK2 Films

Metrol Technology

uMedia

Wild Swim Films

Heretic

Head Gear Films

How to Have Sex Trailers

Cast

Tara

Mia McKenna-Bruce

Skye

Lara Peake

Enva Lewis

Paddy

Samuel Bottomley

Badger

Shaun Thomas

Paige

Laura Ambler

Eilidh Loan

Gemma

Daisy Jelley

Male Club Rep

Elliot Warren

Airport Announcer / Female Club Rep

Anna Antoniades

Tom from London

Guy Lewis

Hotel Receptionist

Eleni Sachini

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