Cinematic background from Sweet Thing 2020 - For Billie and Nico, life with their father is a roller-coaster ride of playfulness and unease. When he is in the grip of alcohol, tears flow and their apparently idyllic family life collapses. Their mostly absent and irresponsible mother is not much help either. But their friendship with Malik, a boy of Billie’s age, frees them from their shackles. Together they embark on a journey full of intense moments of freedom. The colourful, emotional world of the three young people is depicted in kaleidoscopic black and white imagery, which opens space for their own notions of childhood. Alexandre Rockwell's tale portrays a profound sense of solidarity and deep love: for cinema and Billie Holiday, and also for risk and adventure.

Sweet Thing

2020

Drama

Directors:
Alexandre Rockwell
Writers:
Alexandre Rockwell
Official poster of Sweet Thing 2020 directed by Alexandre Rockwell
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – Two young children standing in a door way; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A woman with a crutch standing in a hallway; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – An old man with a beard and a fur coat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A black and white photo of a woman in a scarf; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A black - and - white photo of a woman putting a earring in her ear; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A young woman wearing a plaid shirt talking to an older man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A person with curly hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – An older man laying in bed with his eyes wide open; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – An old man with a beard and a fur collar; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A woman wearing a plaid shirt and a hat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A young woman with curly hair is smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A black and white photo of a woman with curly hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – Black and white photograph of a woman with curly hair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A woman and a young girl posing for a picture; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A person with curly hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A black and white photo of a woman with short blonde hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – Black and white photograph of a young woman looking off into the distance; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – Black and white photograph of a man in a striped shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – An old man with a beard and a fur coat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A black and white photo of a woman with short blonde hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – An older man is looking into the distance; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – Three people sitting at a table eating food; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – Two young girls sleeping on a bed in a dark room; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A young woman sitting on the floor in a living room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A man sitting at a dinner table with another man standing next to him; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – An older man with a beard and a towel around his neck; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – An old man with a beard and a piercing on his forehead; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – An old man with a beard and a white shirt; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – An older man with a beard and mustache; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A stuffed animal sitting on the ground in the snow; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – An old man with a beard is sitting in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A woman with her eyes closed with another woman in the background; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A group of young people standing in a living room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A black and white photo of a woman with curly hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A woman and two children sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A young woman leaning against a wall in a hallway; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A man and a woman sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – Three people sitting at a dinner table looking at a phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A woman with curly hair is looking down at her face; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A man sitting at a dinner table with a bottle in his hand; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A black - and - white photo of a woman holding her hand to her ear; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – An older man standing in front of a wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – An older man sitting on a bench in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A black and white photo of a woman with curly hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A woman looking through bars of a jail cell; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – An older man wearing a jacket and a shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – An older man with white hair is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A black and white photo of a young girl with curly hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A black and white photo of a woman holding a wine glass; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A black and white photo of a woman sitting at a table; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A black and white photo of a woman looking at a rack; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A woman's face in black and white; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A young woman with a curly hair holding a ukulele; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A young woman wearing a plaid shirt and a knitted hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A black and white photo of a woman with curly hair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A woman holding a cup of coffee in her hands; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A man sitting at a table with a plate of food in front of him; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – Black and white photograph of a woman looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A young person wearing a hooded jacket looking to the side; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – An old man wearing a hat and suspenders; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A black and white photo of a woman in a shoe store; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – An older man and a young woman are sitting together; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – An older man sleeping in a bed with his eyes closed; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A young woman looking out of a window; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – An older man wearing a tie standing next to a wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A woman with curly hair is sitting down with her eyes closed; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A young woman with curly hair looking out of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A woman with curly hair holding a bag with a smiley face on it; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – An older man wearing a hat and a striped shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A man sitting at a dinner table with food on the table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A woman with curly hair is standing in a field; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A person with curly hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A young boy wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – The face of a young woman with curly hair; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A woman with curly hair is holding her hand up to her face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A group of people sitting around a room; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A black and white photo of a man with a bandage on his head; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sweet Thing” (2020), directed by Alexandre Rockwell – A man with a long beard is looking out a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle