Sex EducationstarEmma Mackeyhas described starring inRebecca LenkiewiczsHot Milkas a baptism of fire.
The movie premiered at theBerlinFilm Festival today and is the debut directing project forShe Saidscribe Lenkiewicz.
Mackey said filming was tough but she heaped praise on Lenkiewicz.
Emma MackeyDominique Charriau/WireImage
The BAFTA nominee broke out in Netflix smashSex Education,in which she plays Maeve Wiley.
She led Frances OConnorsEmily Bronteadaptation and had a role inBarbie.
But people will come away [from the movie] with different conclusions.
TheBerlin Film Festivalruns until February 23.