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Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Junior Category (over 11 years of age)
Sweet As (2022)
Aborigine teen Muura's life is like the landscape in which she lives with her alcoholic mother: lonely, boring and even pathetic. In her remote part of Australia, she has no friends and prefers to spend time away from home, which is beginning to lack any meaning. One day she runs out of patience and goes to her uncle. To keep his niece from getting lost in the welfare system, he signs Muuru up for a photography trip to the Australian outback with three other troubled teens. Their task is to find stories through the viewfinders of their small cameras. This fresh road movie tells the story of growing up and finding unexpected friendship, first love, new challenges, responsibility, and the truth about yourself. We sit next to Muura in the seat of a rundown bus and embark on a journey into the depths of the breathtaking Australian outback and the souls of broken young people who are taking a chance.
| Country | Australia |
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| Year | 2022 |
| Duration | 87 min |
| Rating | 13 |
| Language | English |
| Subtitle | Czech |
| Directed by | Jub Clerc |
| Screenplay | Jub Clerc, Steve Rodgers |
| Director of Photography | Katie Milwright |
| Music | Liliya Grigorova |
| Edited by | Katie Flaxman |
| Contact | Sphere Films International |
Biography
Screenwriter and director from Australia of indigenous origin (Nyulnyul/Yawuru ethnicity). She started in theater. She's made short films, documentaries and TV series, and won awards for her feature debut Sweet As (2022). She is also the author of the play The Fever and the Fret.
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