Sweet Thing
By Alexandre Rockwell
Country: USA
Language: English
Original title: Sweet Thing
Casting: Lana Rockwell, Nico Rockwell, Will Patton, Karyn Parsons, Jabari Watkins
Production year: 2020
Runtime: 01h31
Production company: Black Horse Productions
In New Bedford Massachusetts, a dysfunctional family portrayed in all shades of black-and-white, lead forgotten lives. One eventful summer, in an act of liberation, the kids Billie and Nico set off on their own adventure into the fantastic and poetic world of childhood, unseen by the adults around them.
Berlinale 2020 – Generation KPlus Crystal Bear
FrameOut 2020
Motovun IFF 2020
Melbourne IFF 2020
Mill Valley 2020
Quebec City IFF 2020 – Collegial Jury Prize Winner
Pingyao IFF 2020 – Audience Award
Rome Alice Nella Città 2020
Tokyo IFF 2020
BAFICI 2021 – Trayectora
Bildrausch Basel 2021
Tribeca 2021
BIKY Busan International Kids 2021
SANFIC – Maestros de Cine 2021
International Festival for Young Film Lovers 2021
Protesta FF 2021
Ankara IFF 2021
« The windswept, wild-maned ‘Sweet Thing’ boasts beautiful performances and a definite throwback charm. » - VARIETY
« One of the most powerful new films I’ve seen in years. » - QUENTIN TARANTINO
« The first paces of ‘Sweet Thing’ feel as they are taken from Charlie Chaplin’s ‘The Kid’. By iris-in, iris-out, long shot cuts into close-ups, the director Alexander Rockwell conveys a really fresh and intimate nostalgia. » - FILMFESTIVALS
« Sweet Thing is also stunningly rendered. All three kid actors are incredibly talented, and the film makes very strong use of music, which includes multiple examples of Lana Rockwell’s fine singing. » - GOOMBA STOMP
