Director: Uta Briesewitz
Cast: Lili Reinhart, Daniela Melchior, Christiane Paul, Joel Fry, Jeremy Ang Jones
American Sweatshop is a 2025 German-American drama thriller directed by Uta Briesewitz, starring Lili Reinhart as Daisy Moriarty, a young woman whose turbulent personal life collides with the hidden, predatory world of social media influence — a story that exposes how platforms exploit creators for profit.
What is American Sweatshop about?
Daisy Moriarty is struggling to keep her life together when an unexpected digital opportunity pulls her into the murky ecosystem behind social media. What begins as a chance for visibility quickly reveals itself as something far more sinister — a machine built on exploitation, surveillance, and manipulation. As Daisy peers deeper into the architecture of online influence, the line between participation and entrapment blurs. The film traces her reckoning with a system designed to extract labor and attention while offering the illusion of freedom. Every follower gained comes at an invisible cost, and Daisy must decide how much of herself she is willing to surrender.
Cast & crew
Lili Reinhart, best known to international audiences from her long run on Riverdale, leads the film as Daisy, bringing fragility and steel to the role. Portuguese actress Daniela Melchior (The Suicide Squad) co-stars alongside German screen veteran Christiane Paul. Joel Fry, Jeremy Ang Jones, Josh Whitehouse, Tim Plester, and Alex Lee round out a transatlantic ensemble that gives the story its cosmopolitan edge.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking viewers in the diaspora, American Sweatshop resonates on multiple layers. Themes of economic precarity, digital surveillance, and the price paid by young people chasing stability through online platforms speak directly to experiences many Iranians abroad have navigated firsthand. The film's German-American co-production setting adds a distinctly Western-European critique of platform capitalism that feels relevant across immigrant communities. It is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing as well as Persian subtitles, so you can choose the audio experience that suits you — no need to follow in the original language if you prefer Farsi.
Where & how to watch
American Sweatshop is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles. Watch on the web, your smart TV, or your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, no extra download. Start a subscription and cancel anytime.