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Sweet Thing
Directed by
Alexandre Rockwell
Not Rated
2021
1h 31m
Drama
7.0
93%
50%
6.7
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Two siblings struggle to find solid ground in the homes of their alcoholic father and negligent mother. The children ultimately run away and find a temporary life for themselves.
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Cast of Sweet Thing
Lana Rockwell
Billie
Nico Rockwell
Nico
Will Patton
Adam
Karyn Parsons
Eve
ML Josepher
Beaux
Jabari Watkins
Malik
Steven Randazzo
Owen
Alexandre Rockwell
Director / Writer
Jennifer Beals
Producer
Javin Sean House
Associate Producer
Therese 'Tag' Goulet
Associate Producer
Elaine Walsh
Executive Producer
Ian Stirling
Executive Producer
Michael R. Ragan
Executive Producer
Sam Rockwell
Executive Producer
R.D. Dobson
Producer
Kenan Baysal
Producer
Haley Elizabeth Anderson
Producer
Louis Anania
Producer
Lasse Ulvedal Tolbøll
Director Of Photography
Sweet Thing Ratings & Reviews
Vague Visages
Ben Flanagan
Sweet Thing is creatively shot and bursting with energy, but Rockwell's biggest ambition is seemingly to replicate a bunch of ideas from other films, to put visuals to his favorite songs and to showcase his talented family.
Backseat Mafia
Rob Aldam
Takes a number of familiar elements and makes something rather special.
Culture Mix
Carla Hay
Sweet Thing is in black and white, but the movie aptly shows how problems of abuse, parental neglect, and family dysfunction are experienced in life's shades of gray ... The children are really the heart and soul of the movie.
Letra Urbana
Gisela Savdie
The film shows how the power of the dreams, and fantasy can help overcome the worst situations in life [Full review in Spanish]
About Boulder
Tim Brennan
Sweet Thing might look like a fragile thing, an independent film ready to be crushed by a studio juggernaut. Those films are often the strongest, the kinds that stick around long after a blockbuster has faded from memory.
Boston Hassle
Oscar Goff
Rockwell doesn't sugarcoat the hard-knock lives of impoverished children, but he also captures the wonder and imagination of childhood as deftly as any filmmaker.
Reeling Reviews
Laura Clifford
...if this one doesn't make a star of [Rockwell's] eldest, Lana, the right people aren't paying attention.
FilmWeek (LAist)
Peter Rainer
The connection between the two children was really strong, moving, and rang true.
The Film Stage
Michael Frank
Overflowing with nostalgia and sentimentality, Sweet Thing shines because the relationships are real.
Battleship Pretension
David Bax
Sweet Things often tests the boundaries that separate pastiche from homage from straight up derivation but it's shot through with an honesty and clarity of purpose that keep it on its own grounds.
RogerEbert.com
Travis Hopson
A soulful, uplifting, but also heartbreaking look at race and poverty's impact on troubled childhood.
Film Threat
Alan Ng
Not since The Florida Project have I felt this emotional about a story of children forced to grow up way too fast.
New York Times
Teo Bugbee
What makes this simple story special is the style that the writer and director Alexandre Rockwell brings to the screen.
WBUR’s Arts & Culture
Sean Burns
The kind of movie that you want to hold dear, even when it's being as messy and mood-swingy as one of the kids it chronicles.
Easy Reader (California)
Neely Swanson
A slight film, but one that delivers some indelible portraits.
In Review Online
M.G. Mailloux
Sweet Thing features some of the loveliest 16mm cinematography in recent memory ... Yet on a narrative level, "timeless" has been confused for cliche and trope.
Always Good Movies
Filipe Freitas
Shot with a poetic glow... this brave little film makes a clear statement without forcing sentiments to arise.
Featuring Film
Wendy Shreve
No one actor or character is out of place. The use of black&white film--juxtaposed with color for some dream sequences (Lasse Tolbøll, cinematographer)--recalls Roma and other masterfully filmed stories.
AwardsCircuit.com
Joey Magidson
A relatively traditional independent cinema story is raised up by a look that suggests a true timelessness.
Variety
Jessica Kiang
Ultimately delivers a moving, tousled journey of discovery - but it's through an America that has not existed for decades, if it ever did.
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