Sweetie

Sweetie

1989 · 99 min · EN · R · 6.0 (79 votes)
Dir. Jane Campion · Starring Geneviève Lemon, Karen Colston, Tom Lycos, Jon Darling, Dorothy Barry, Andre Pataczek · Music Martin Armiger

There will not be a more extraordinary film than “Sweetie” in a long long time!

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The buttoned-down, superstitious Kay is attempting to lead a normal existence with her new boyfriend Louis. That’s until Sweetie, her rampaging, devil-may-care sister, returns home after an absence, exposing the rotten roots of their family and placing a strain on Kay and Louis’ relationship.

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This film feels like a fever dream of familial obligation and suppressed chaos. It’s a raw, uncomfortable, yet darkly funny look at sisterhood and the ways we’re tethered to our past, even when it’s deeply dysfunctional.

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