''Sweetheart'' is a British coming-of-age film written and directed by Marley Morrison in her feature film debut. It premiered at the 2021

Glasgow Film Festival The Glasgow Film Festival is an annual film festival based in Glasgow, Scotland. The festival began in 2005. By 2015, the festival had seen audience figures top 40,000 for two consecutive years. 2008 2008's festival took place between 14–24 Feb ...

, where it won the Audience Award. Distributed by Peccadillo Films, the film had a theatrical release on 24 September 2021.

Cast

*Nell Barlow as AJ *

Jo Hartley Joanne Victoria Hartley (born 12 March 1972) is an English actress born in Oldham, Lancashire who has appeared in the films ''The Young Victoria'', ''Eddie the Eagle'', ''Slaughterhouse Rulez'' and '' Torvill & Dean'' and in British television ...

as Tina *

Ella-Rae Smith Ella-Rae Kirby-Smith (born 21 February 1998) is an English actress and model. She began modeling in 2014 and rose to fame for her portrayal of Phoebe in ''Clique'' and Nix in the AMC martial arts drama series '' Into the Badlands''. Early life ...

as Isla *

Sophia Di Martino Sophia Di Martino (born 15 November 1983) is an English actress known for portraying Sylvie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series ''Loki''. Early life and education Di Martino was born in Nottingham and grew up in the suburb of ...

as Lucy * Samuel Anderson as Steve *Tabitha Byron as Dana

Production

Principal photography took place in 2019, wrapping that October. The project received support from

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's Microwave scheme.

Reception

Critical response

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reported an approval rating of 100% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 7.3/10.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 10919362 2021 films 2021 LGBT-related films British LGBT-related films Films about vacationing Films set in Dorset 2020s English-language films 2020s British films