Trailer For The Awkward Coming-of-Age Teen Comedy SWEETHEART

Peccadillo Pictures has released a trailer for an upcoming British indie coming-of-age comedy titled Sweetheart. The film centers on a socially awkward, environmentally conscious teen named AJ, who is dragged to a coastal holiday park by her painfully "normal" family, where she becomes unexpectedly captivated by a chlorine smelling, sun-loving lifeguard named Isla.

The film comes from writer and director Marley Morrison, who is making her directorial debut. The filmmaker is looking to capture the “ups and downs of the quintessential British family holiday," which as you’ll see, is quite amusing. Here’s the synopsis:

The last thing April (aka AJ) wants is to spend a week holiday at Seaside Holiday Park with her family. Yet, she finds herself on a four-hour car journey to the Dorset coast with her mum Tina (Jo Hartley) and little sister Dayna. Mum determined to spend quality time with her little sweetheart before she flies the nest. Joined by her pregnant sister Lucy (Sophia di Martino) and boyfriend Steve (Samuel Anderson), AJ expects this to be 'a week of hell'. That is, until she lays her eyes on the resident lifeguard Isla (Ella-Rae Smith) and is instantly infatuated.

The film stars Nell Barlow as AJ, along with Jo Hartley, Ella-Rae Smith, Sophia Di Martino, Samuel Anderson, Tabitha Byron, and Steffan Cennydd. This film initially premiered at the Glasgow Film Festival earlier this year, where it won the Audience Award. The movie will be released in theaters in the UK on September 24th, 2021.