'' Sweetie '' is a 1989 Australian drama film directed by Jane Campion , and starring Genevieve Lemon , Karen Colston , Tom Lycos , and Jon Darling . Co-written by Campion and Gerard Lee , the film documents the contentious relationship between a twenty-something year old , her family , and her emotionally unstable sister . It was Jane Campion 's first feature film . It was entered into the 1989 Cannes Film Festival
1989 Cannes Film Festival
1989 Cannes Film Festival
Sweetie (1989 film)