

Sweetie
There will not be a more extraordinary film than “Sweetie” in a long long time!
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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6.1/10
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- Released
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- Language
- English
- sibling relationship
- tree house
- dysfunctional family
- woman director
- favorite sibling
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereNew York Film Festival6 Oct 1989
- TheatricalRNew York City, New York19 Jan 1990
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical154 May 1990
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM28 Sept 1989
BrazilBR
- TheatricalSão Paulo20 Apr 2001
FranceFR
- PremiereCannes Film Festival17 May 1989
- TheatricalTP3 Jan 1990
- TheatricalTPRe-release28 May 2003
- PhysicalDVD10 Jun 2003
- TheatricalTPRe-release (Restored Version)2 Sept 2015
- Digital / OTTVOD28 Apr 2016
- PremiereLumière Film Festival11 Oct 2021
- Digital / OTT12Netflix1 Dec 2021
South KoreaKR
- Theatrical1816 Dec 1995
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Sweetie was released on 28 September 1989.
Audience reviews
2- C6/10
CRCulver
9/1/2018
When it starts off with the eccentric and shy Kay (Karen Colston) falling in love with the handsome Louis (Tom Lycos), Jane Campion's 1988 film SWEETIE promises a romantic comedy. When Kay's mentally ill sister Dawn (Genevieve Lemon) drops in, the film develops in a very different direction. Some element of comedy, very black humour, remains but overall the film is a family tragedy. The tragedy is that this distur…
- M1/10
missmiserys
3/2/2020
I dislike this film so much. Mental illness is portrayed absolutely horribly in it. None of the characters are likeable whatsoever. A waste of time that I would recommend to no one unless you want to be very annoyed.
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