Movie

Sweet Jane

1998 · 83 min

A raw, tender and unflinching plunge into addiction and terminal illness, carried by two lost souls finding solace in each other.

Overview: Jane, an HIV-positive heroin addict, meets Tony, a young AIDS victim with no family, and the two form a bond.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, warm and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Addiction, isolation, love, death
Content: Strong sexual content and language. Mild violence and gore.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: addiction
isolation
love
death
trauma
Places: big city
hospital
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong