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58% Critic Match
Sweet As
“Some journeys last a lifetime.”
5.8 / 10• 2023• 1h 27m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Shantae Barnes-Cowan
Murra
Lead
Mark Coles Smith
Ian
Ngaire Pigram
Grace
Carlos Sanson Jr.
Fernando
Tasma Walton
Mitch
AW
Andrew Wallace
Sean
Pedrea Jackson
Elvis
ML
Mikayla Levy
Kylie
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jub Clerc's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sweet As is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
