Sweet Thing centers around the lives of two children in contemporary New Bedford, Massachusetts in particular one eventful summer spent in a beach house with their mother and her boyfriend. The story is an intense but ultimately uplifting, poetic rendering of childhood that captures the essence of that time in life when a day can last forever. The friendships, loyalties, and challenges of adolescent youth propel the story into a triumph of childhood hope and resilience.
Drama
2021
1 hr 31 min
BFI Player Classics
93%
NR
Starring
Lana Rockwell, Nico Rockwell, Jabari Watkins