Babyteeth (2020) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A terminally ill teenager finds intense love while her family struggles to protect her, accept her mortality, and respond to Moses's addiction.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

A Dangerous First Encounter

Milla, a teenager living with cancer, meets Moses on a railway platform and quickly becomes attached to him. She introduces him to her parents despite their concerns about the age difference.

Key Events

• Milla Receives Cancer Diagnosis — Milla is introduced as a sixteen-year-old schoolgirl recently diagnosed with cancer. Characters: Milla Location: Milla's home
• Meeting Moses At The Platform — Milla meets Moses, who almost immediately asks her for money. Characters: Milla, Moses Location: Railway platform
• Milla Develops A Crush — Milla quickly develops romantic feelings for Moses despite their age difference. Characters: Milla, Moses Location: Railway platform
• Moses Meets The Parents — Milla introduces Moses to Anna and Henry, who are uncomfortable but permissive. Characters: Milla, Moses, Anna, Henry Location: Family home

Trust Broken At Home

Moses is caught robbing the family for prescription drugs, but Milla pleads for leniency. Anna warns him away, yet Moses continues visiting Milla and draws her into his risky lifestyle.

Key Events

• Nighttime Drug Robbery — Anna discovers Moses robbing the family for prescription drugs. Characters: Milla, Moses, Anna, Henry Location: Family home
• Milla Pleads For Leniency — Henry wants police involvement, but Milla asks Anna to show Moses leniency. Characters: Milla, Moses, Anna, Henry Location: Family home
• Anna Warns Moses Away — Anna warns Moses to stay away from Milla after the robbery. Characters: Anna, Moses Location: Family home
• Moses Returns To School — Moses continues visiting Milla at school despite Anna's warning. Characters: Milla, Moses Location: School

Love Through Abandonment

Milla joins Moses on drug runs and attends a party before being abandoned on a rooftop. Her parents find her weakened and take her to the hospital, intensifying their fears.

Key Events

• Drug Runs And Party — Moses takes Milla on his drug runs and then brings her to a party. Characters: Milla, Moses Location: Various locations
• Moses Abandons Milla — After spending the night together on a rooftop, Moses abandons Milla. Characters: Milla, Moses Location: Rooftop
• Milla Is Taken To Hospital — Anna and Henry track down the weakened Milla and take her to the hospital. Characters: Milla, Anna, Henry Location: Hospital
• Parents Allow Moses Back — Unable to stop the relationship, Anna and Henry allow Moses to visit Milla frequently. Characters: Milla, Moses, Anna, Henry Location: Family home

Drugs Within The Family

Anna and Henry permit Moses to remain close to Milla, but another medication theft causes Milla to reject him. Henry then invites Moses into the family under a dangerous arrangement involving drugs.

Key Events

• Parents Allow Moses Back — Unable to stop the relationship, Anna and Henry allow Moses to visit Milla frequently. Characters: Milla, Moses, Anna, Henry Location: Family home
• Medication Theft Revealed — Anna realizes that Moses stole her medication after Milla becomes ill at home. Characters: Milla, Moses, Anna Location: Family home
• Milla Kicks Moses Out — Milla believes Moses is using her for drug access and orders him to leave. Characters: Milla, Moses Location: Family home
• Henry Offers Moses A Home — Henry invites Moses to live with the family and promises access to drugs. Characters: Henry, Moses, Milla Location: Family home
• Temporary Household Harmony — The family and Moses briefly live together in an uneasy harmony. Characters: Milla, Moses, Anna, Henry Location: Family home
• Henry's Drugging Discovered — Milla discovers that Henry has been drugging Moses and angrily asks Moses to leave. Characters: Milla, Moses, Henry Location: Family home

Choosing Love Before Goodbye

Milla discovers Henry has been drugging Moses and sends him away, but Moses returns and undergoes withdrawal. After Milla's birthday, they share a final intimate night before her peaceful death.

Key Events

• Henry's Drugging Discovered — Milla discovers that Henry has been drugging Moses and angrily asks Moses to leave. Characters: Milla, Moses, Henry Location: Family home
• Moses Chooses Withdrawal — Moses returns and goes through withdrawal to prioritize his relationship with Milla. Characters: Milla, Moses Location: Family home
• Birthday And Final Intimacy — After Milla's seventeenth birthday, she reveals her pain, asks Moses to suffocate her, and has sex with him. Characters: Milla, Moses, Anna, Henry Location: Family home
• Milla Dies Peacefully — After Moses leaves the bedroom, Anna discovers that Milla died during the night. Characters: Milla, Moses, Anna, Henry Location: Milla's bedroom
• Beach Flashback Promise — Milla accepts her death and asks Henry to care for Moses after she is gone. Characters: Milla, Henry Location: Beach

Story Breakdown

• Milla's Diagnosis — Milla's cancer diagnosis establishes the emotional and existential pressure surrounding every later choice.
  • Cancer Changes Everything — Milla is a sixteen-year-old schoolgirl recently diagnosed with cancer.
  • Mortality Shapes Desire — Her illness makes her pursue intense experiences despite her parents' concerns.
• Milla Meets Moses — Milla encounters Moses and rapidly develops feelings for him despite his unstable circumstances.
  • Railway Platform Meeting — Moses asks Milla for money when they meet on the railway platform.
  • Instant Romantic Attachment — Milla develops a crush and introduces Moses to her parents.
• Family Resistance — Anna and Henry object to Moses but gradually tolerate the relationship because it makes Milla happier.
  • Parents Question Moses — They are uncomfortable with Moses's age and behavior.
  • Leniency Replaces Control — Anna allows leniency after the robbery when she sees Milla's happiness.
• Addiction Creates Harm — Moses's need for drugs repeatedly damages trust and places Milla in dangerous situations.
  • Prescription Drug Robbery — Moses is caught robbing the family for prescription drugs.
  • Rooftop Abandonment — He takes Milla to a party and later abandons her on a rooftop.
• Household Drug Conflict — The family attempts to manage Moses through access to drugs, producing a new form of control.
  • Henry Offers Shelter — Henry invites Moses to live with the family in exchange for keeping Milla happy.
  • Secret Drugging Exposed — Milla discovers that Henry has been drugging Moses and sends him away.
• Moses Chooses Sobriety — Moses returns and endures withdrawal, placing his bond with Milla above his addiction.
  • Return To Milla — Moses comes back after being asked to leave.
  • Withdrawal For Love — He goes through withdrawal in an attempt to stay sober.
• Final Acceptance — Milla accepts that death is near, shares a final intimate moment with Moses, and leaves her family with a promise.
  • Birthday Revelation — Milla reveals her constant pain and asks Moses to suffocate her.
  • Death And Promise — Milla dies during the night, while Henry remembers her request to care for Moses.

Directed by

Shannon Murphy

Key Cast

• Eliza Scanlen — Milla
• Toby Wallace — Moses
• Essie Davis — Anna
• Ben Mendelsohn — Henry
• Eugene Gilfedder — Gidon