Get Outta da House Cinema 2023 - Sweet As

Sweet As is possibly the best film I have seen in 2023. However it was released, screened at several film festivals in 2022. Its so nice seeing an Australian coming-of-age drama film, filmed in WA on the big screen.

Directed by Jub Clerc, starring Shantae Barnes-Cowan as Murra, Mark Coles Smith, Ngaire Pigram, Carlos Sanson Jr, Pedrea Jackson, Mikayla Levy, Andrew Wallace and Tasma Walton.

Mark Coles Smith is fresh from the news we will get more Mystery Road in 2024. More younger Jay Swan here we come.

Murra is a young teenager from a troubled family who discovers a passion for photography while participating in a youth retreat. The youth retreat takes the four troubled teens (each for different reasons) around the outback of WA. The scenery on the big screen is like one giant ad for WA tourism.

I was so into this film. I really didn't want it to end. It had great messages, while being based on a true story.

Stan's Bump (which now screens in the USA as well) Carlos Sanson Jr is outstanding. I really loved his energy in this film. He may have over exaggerated is accent, however still he is a talent. While also being extremely good looking.

So if you want to avoid another Disney remake, another tired comic book 3 hour epic film, maybe see if you can locate a session of the amazing Sweet As. We need our local stories on the big screen. We need to see stories of why a YES vote is so important this year.

Sweet As is simply sweet at 4.5 Stars.