Teen tries to survive puberty in 1970s San Francisco. Digital HD Year 2015 Theatrical Release 2015-08-07 Video Release 2016-01-19 Studio Sony Pictures Classics Genre Drama MPAA Rating R CARA strong sexual content including dialogue, graphic nudity, drug use, language and drinking-all involving teens Color Color Runtime 102 Animated Live-Action Full Synopsis Like most teenage girls, Minnie Goetze Bel Powley is longing for love, acceptance and a sense of purpose in the world. Minnie begins a complex love affair with her mother's Kristen Wiig boyfriend, the handsomest man in the world, Monroe Rutherford Alexander Skarsgard . What follows is a sharp, funny and provocative account of one girl's sexual and artistic awakening, without judgment. Set in 1976 San Francisco, THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL begins at the crossroads of the fading hippie movement and the dawn of punk rock. News commentary of the Patty Hearst trial echoes in the background, as Minnie's young expressive eyes soak in a drug-laden city in transition- where teenage rebellion and adult responsibility clash in characters lost and longing. Minnie's hard-partying mother and absent father have left her rudderless. She first finds solace in Monroe's seductive smile, and then on the backstreets of the city by the bay. Animation serves a refuge from the confusing and unstable world around her. Minnie emerges defiant- taking command of her sexuality and drawing on her newfound creative talents to reveal truths in the kind of intimate and vivid detail that can only be found in the pages of a teenage girl's diary. Director Marielle Heller Cast Marielle Heller; Bel Powley; Alexander Skarsgard; Christopher Meloni; Kristen Wiig