PREVIEW: Sweetheart (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Nell Barlow (Their Finest), Jo Hartley (Eddie the Eagle), Ella-Rae Smith (The Commuter), Sophia Di Martino (Yesterday), Samuel Anderson (The History Boys), Tabitha Byron (film debut), Steffan Cennydd (Last Summer), William Andrews (I Give It a Year), Spike Fearn (The Love Europe Project), Anna Antoniades (Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again!), Celeste De Veazey (film debut), Davey Hunter Jones (film debut), Jack Hamson (film debut), Kayleigh Brown (film debut), Keelan Gumbley (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Marley Morrison (film debut), director, writer; Michelle Antoniades (film debut), producer; Pablo Clements (Prevenge) and James Griffith (The Banishing), composers; Emily Almond Barr (film debut) and Matthew Wicks (People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan), cinematographers; Keelan Gumbley (The Take Down), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Socially awkward teenager AJ (Barlow) is dragged onto a family holiday to a Dorset caravan park, where she anticipates a week from hell – until she meets and becomes smitten with friendly lifeguard Isla (Smith)…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Already hailed as a sweet breakthrough for debut filmmaker Marley Morrison, Sweetheart is a funny and endearing queer coming-of-age story for all audiences to firmly enjoy (and don’t miss a supporting turn by Loki breakout Sophia Di Martino).

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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