Dunthorne 's first novel '' Submarine '' , in which a teenager records with comedy and anguish his relationship with his girlfriend and his lop-sided view of the strains on his parents ' marriage , was published by Penguin imprint Hamish Hamilton to critical acclaim in 2008 . Shortly afterwards , the novel was made into a film , directed by Richard Ayoade and starring Craig Roberts , Yasmin Paige , Noah Taylor , Paddy Considine , and Sally Hawkins . The film premiered at the 35th Toronto International Film Festival , and was shown in London , Berlin and Swansea before going on general release in March 2011
35th Toronto International Film Festival
2010 Toronto International Film Festival
Joe Dunthorne