The Sweet East

The Sweet East

Everything will happen.

NR 2023 · 104 min · ★ 6.5 · Comedy

A picaresque journey through contemporary America, undertaken by a young woman granted access to the strange sects and cults that proliferate in this country by a series of gatekeepers eager to win her over.

Directed by Sean Price Williams · Written by Nick Pinkerton

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