Sweet Thing

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Sweet Thing ★★★ 2000 (R)

Well-constructed tale concerning a troubled young artist, Sean Fields (Fox), who begins a potentially meteoric rise with a series of controversial paintings. His abusive stepfather, Ray Fields (Lunning), a district judge, has announced his intention to run for U.S. Congress and his campaign success is mirrored by the growing popularity of Sean's work, although the graphic nature of the paintings sparks a warped media frenzy. 115m/C DVD . Jeremy Fox, Amalia Stifter, Ev Lunning Jr.; D: Mark David; W: Mark David, Mark Spacek; C: Mark David, Levy Castleberry, Marc Wiskemann.