Cate Blanchett to Star in, Produce Alice Birch’s 'Sweetsick'

Cate Blanchett is set to star in and produce Sweetsick , Alice Birch ’s directorial debut for Searchlight Pictures .

The drama will center on a mercurial woman (Blanchett) with a strange and piercing gift — the ability to see what others most intimately need, often at great personal cost — who sets out on a journey home.

Blanchett has screen credits that include Elizabeth, Carol, Nightmare Alley and Tár. She most recently starred in Jim Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Brother and in the final season of Netflix’s Squid Game series.

Cate Blanchett is set to star in and produce Sweetsick , Alice Birch ’s directorial debut for Searchlight Pictures .

The drama will center on a mercurial woman (Blanchett) with a strange and piercing gift — the ability to see what other