Sweet Sixteen (2023)
- Original title
- Sucré seize
- Directed by
- Alexa-Jeanne Dubé
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 06m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Eight teenage girls speak directly to the camera about their lives, hopes, and struggles as they grow up. Each monologue reveals a different experience of young womanhood in today's world.
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What happens
Sweet Sixteen (French: Sucré seize) is a Canadian coming-of-age drama film, directed by Alexa-Jeanne Dubé and released in 2023. Adapted from the theatrical play of the same name by Suzie Bastien, the film centres on eight teenage girls, who each perform monologues about their hopes, dreams and struggles navigating young womanhood in modern society. The girls are played by Julie Boissonneault, Pénélope Ducharme, Laurence Trudelle, Charlène Beaubien, Roxane Lavoie, Doriane Lens-Pitt, Melania Balmaceda Venegas and Marie Reid. The film premiered at the 2023 Raindance Film Festival. It was subsequently screened at Cinemania, where it was the winner of the Jury Prize. The film went into commercial release on March 8, 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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