Sweet Thing (2020)
91 min
For Billie and Nico, life with their father is a roller-coaster ride of playfulness and unease. When he is in the grip of alcohol, tears flow and their apparently idyllic family life collapses. Their mostly absent and irresponsible mother is not much help either. But their friendship with Malik, a boy of Billie’s age, frees them from their shackles. Together they embark on a journey full of intense moments of freedom. The colourful, emotional world of the three young people is depicted in kaleidoscopic black and white imagery, which opens space for their own notions of childhood. Alexandre Rockwell's tale portrays a profound sense of solidarity and deep love: for cinema and Billie Holiday, and also for risk and adventure.
- Release date
- October 22, 2020
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $150,000
Trailer
Cast
- Lana Rockwell as Billie
- Nico Rockwell as Nico
- Will Patton as Adam
- Karyn Parsons as Eve
- M.L. Josepher as Beaux
- Jabari Watkins as Malik
- Kelly Charpent as Billie Holiday
- Steven Randazzo as Owen
- Jeanne Costa as Louise
- Kenny Silva as Hector
Crew
- Alexandre Rockwell · Director
- Alexandre Rockwell · Writer
- Louis Anania · Producer
- Haley Elizabeth Anderson · Producer
- Kenan Baysal · Producer
- Jennifer Beals · Producer
- Lasse Ulvedal Tolbøll · Cinematographer
- Alan Wu · Editor