Sweet As

Sweet As (2023)

Some journeys last a lifetime.

With problems on the home front, 15-year-old Murra is on the verge of lashing out. That is, until her policeman uncle thwarts her self-destructive behaviour with a lifeline: a “photo-safari for at-risk kids”. Murra isn’t entirely convinced, but she soon joins cantankerous Kylie, uptight Sean, happy-go-lucky Elvis, and camp counsellors Fernando and Michelle on a transformative bus trip to the Pilbara. On the trail, the teens learn about fun, friendship and first crushes, as well as the forces of ‘reality’ that puncture the bubble of youth.

Date of release
2023-06-01
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (5)
Runtime
1h 27m
Genres
Drama
Director
Jub Clerc

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Crystal Bear

Sweet As is a 2022 Australian coming-of-age drama film, directed by Jub Clerc, starring Shantae Barnes-Cowan and Mark Coles Smith.

Production

Sweet As was directed by Jub Clerc. It was written by Clerc and Steve Rodgers, and produced by Liz Kearney.

It is the first Western Australian feature film directed by an Indigenous Australian person, and the film was shot on location in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Screen Australia provided major funding investment, with additional funding coming from Screenwest and Lotterywest, and support from the Western Australian Regional Film Fund Melbourne International Film Festival Premiere Fund and Film Victoria.

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