What happens when we see the most disturbing internet images?
Web scope reach chilling levels in the Official trailer of the psychological thriller American Sweatshopa project announced as “A cyberthriller for the era of the doomscrolling”.
The plot, starring Lili Reinhart (Riverdale) He enters the most terrifying corners on the Internet, in a thriller about what a woman will do when he sees something that he cannot stop seeing.
Reinhart is Daisy, a young woman who dreams of being a nurse and helping people, but currently has a survival job as a social media moderator. At night, he smokes and watch videos on his phone. But during the day, it is exposed to the darkest corners of the web, forced to watch videos of mutilations, decapitations and animal torture to determine if they violate the terms of use of your company.
When Daisy sees a seemingly real snuff movie, it is not enough to point it out for the terms of use of her company and eliminate it, because the young woman cannot stop thinking about what she has seen and needs to know if she is real. And if it is, Daisy wants justice, even if that implies doing justice on their own, because apparently, the police cannot or do not want to take action on the matter.
In addition to reinhart, the cast includes Daniela Melchior (Road House, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3), Jones is Jeremy (Havock, Hijack), Josh Whitehouse (Daisy Jones & The Six), Plaster team (Wolf Hall), Christiane Paul (FBI: International), y Joel Fry (Our Flag Means Death, Game of Thrones).
The feature film is directed by Uta Briesewitzwho has directed episodes of acclaimed series as Severance y Black Mirrorand she was director of photography in The Wire y Hung. American Sweatshop It is her debut as a director of feature film.
The director declared a statement to media:
“I always reflected on the power of images and how they affect us, how we are recorded, good and bad. The bad ones are difficult to erase from the mind.”
The script was written by Matthew Nemeth (City on a Hill).
Official synopsis:
“A social media moderator (Lili Reinhart) has the task of eliminating the most offensive content of the Internet. When finding a video that believes that it contains a crime, he abandons the security of his keyboard and enters a dangerous world while obsessively seeking that someone gives accounts.”
The film premiered during the SXSW 2025 festival, between praise and applause of criticism.
Its premiere is planned in Select cinemas y On Demand For him September 19, 2025.
Trailer and poster:
Source: https://cine3.com/lili-reinhart-enfrenta-horror-redes-sociales-trailer-american-sweatshop/
