The teen drama follows Tara (Mia McKenna-Bruce) and her friends’ holiday abroad, with the 16-year-old hoping to lose her virginity on the trip but whose experiences with Paddy (Samuel Bottomley) —who pressures her into sleeping with him and giving consent— have a toll on her.

Tara is subjected to pointed remarks from her friend Skye (Lara Peake) and struggles to tell her friend Em (Enva Lewis) the truth, while Paddy’s friend Badger (Shaun Thomas) notices her discomfort but still excuses his behavior.

Molly Manning Walker’s frank look at consent is something the cast appreciated and, reflecting on how the film might help male viewers understand the notion better, Thomas says: “When you watch the film you will hopefully have a moment of reflection.

“I think you can take away a new sense of awareness, a new sense of what to change. And I think that the film could really re-educate a lot of people, and especially the younger generation.” Shaun Thomas

How to Have Sex follows Mia McKenna-Bruce’s Tara, who hopes to lose her virginity while on holiday with friends but is faced with the harsh reality of consent and sexual assault.

Bottomley concurred with his co-star: “A new sense of awareness is a brilliant way to put that, I definitely agree with that.

“I personally think if the characters had watched this things could have been prevented. I think in that way, it would be very powerful.”

Lewis adds that she feels this story “should have been told centuries ago,” adding that she’s glad it’s happening now and can help the younger generation understand consent.