Sweet Sixteen () is a Canadian coming-of-age drama film, directed by Alexa-Jeanne Dubé and released in 2023."Sucré Seize de Alexa-Jeanne Dubé en PREMIÈRE À MONTRÉAL dans le cadre de CINÉMANIA". CTVM, September 27, 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.Jean-François Vandeuren, "Une somptueuse bande-annonce et une première à Cinémania pour Sucré seize". Cinoche, September 27, 2023.
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.Naman Ramachandran, "Jack Huston’s ‘Day of the Fight,’ Isabel Coixet’s ‘Un Amor’ to Bookend London’s Raindance Film Festival". Variety, September 13, 2023. It was subsequently screened at Cinemania,Justine Smith, "Five must-see films at the Cinémania festival". Cult MTL, October 18, 2023. where it was the winner of the Jury Prize.Charles-Henri Ramond, "Cinemania : Sucré seize remporte le prix du jury". Films du Québec, November 13, 2023.
The film went into commercial release on March 8, 2024.Charles-Henri Ramond, "Sucré Seize, en salle le 8 mars". Films du Québec, February 20, 2024.
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