American Sweatshop Blu-ray presents Uta Briesewitz’s tense psychological thriller examining the hidden toll of moderating the internet’s darkest corners. Led by a gripping performance from Lili Reinhart, the film explores obsession, accountability and the psychological cost of confronting humanity’s worst impulses online.
 
Daisy works as a content moderator tasked with filtering disturbing and offensive media from the internet before it reaches the public. Isolated behind her screen, she spends her days confronting images and videos most people never see. But when she encounters a disturbing clip that appears to document a real crime, she becomes determined to uncover the truth. As her investigation pulls her away from the safety of her keyboard and deeper into the real world, Daisy’s search for justice begins to spiral into dangerous territory.
 
Blending social commentary with a tense investigative narrative, American Sweatshop offers a chilling look at the invisible labor behind the modern internet.
 
directed by: Uta Briesewitz
starring: Lili Reinhart, Daniela Melchior, Jeremy Ang Jones, Josh Whitehouse, Tim Plester, Christiane Paul, Joel Fry
2025 / 93 min / English