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Two teenage girls, coming-of-age in the early 2000s, embark on a summer project of falling in love. Molly Manners’ feature debut charts the intense and uncanny friendship of two boarding school girls, as they embark on their summer project of falling in love. In their final year at school, two unnervingly inseparable best friends, Flic and Minna set themselves the offbeat challenge to fall in love with the next person they lay eyes on. As they navigate adolescence, schoolwork and the complex new world of romance, their bond is tested in unexpected ways. This fresh, funny and painfully familiar debut from director Molly Manners is distinctive and charming with unexpected turns and flourishes for the coming-of-age genre. Manners draws out the subtle nuances of class anxiety, jealousy and desire with a directorial style that evolves with its protagonists. Both director and actors, Duggan and Clear, announce themselves as bold British talents to watch. Rógan Graham, Film Programmer Descriptive subtitles will be presented at these screenings: Fri 2 Oct 15:10 NFT4; Sun 4 Oct 18:40 NFT4; Tue 6 Oct 14:40 NFT4. Tickets on sale Mon 3 Aug from 12:00 to BFI Patrons, Tue 4 Aug from 12:00 to BFI Members and on general sale Thu 6 Aug from 12:00.