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'Sweetie': Indie Horror Film Assembles Cast, Wraps Production in LA

Indie psychological horror film 'Sweetie' has wrapped production in Los Angeles. The film stars Melissa Bergland as a young woman named Sweetie on a disorienting descent into Hollywood's dark promise. Westly Heart Monroe plays rising drag queen Choker Darling in the sophomore feature from writer-director Robert Lang. The film follows Lang's 2024 indie mockumentary 'Mind, Body and Soul'.

Key Points: 'Sweetie' Cast: Melissa Bergland Leads Indie Horror Film

  • Melissa Bergland leads cast as Sweetie
  • Westly Heart Monroe plays drag queen Choker Darling
  • Film marks director Robert Lang's sophomore feature
  • Production wrapped in Los Angeles
  • Story explores Hollywood's dark promise and identity
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Melissa Bergland, Westly Heart Monroe among actors to lead indie horror film 'Sweetie'

Melissa Bergland, Westly Heart Monroe star in indie horror 'Sweetie'. The film follows a young woman's descent into Hollywood's dark promise.

"In the end, fame is offered to her not as a reward but as a total, consuming and irreversible transformation. - Robert Lang"

Washington DC, April 28

Actors Melissa Bergland, Westly Heart Monroe, Corin Liall Douieb, Milanka Brooks, Frankie J. Mitchell and Aggy K. Adams are set to star in the indie psychological horror film 'Sweetie,' reported Deadline. The makers have wrapped the production in Los Angeles.

According to the outlet, 'Sweetie' which marks the sophomore feature for writer-director Robert Lang, follows a young woman named Sweetie (Bergland) on a disorienting descent into the heart of Hollywood's dark promise, driven by a yearning for fame and meaning. But the city, which is on edge with a serial killer on the loose, reveals itself as a shifting dreamscape that blurs the line between performance and identity.

In the end, fame is offered to her not as a reward but as a total, consuming and irreversible transformation.

Monroe plays rising drag queen Choker Darling. Conr Kinman, David Todman, Hannah McBride, Kris Alexandrea, Ianthe Mellors, Shaina Rae, Matthew Brown, Anna Newell and Conor Copley are the further additions to the cast, reported Deadline.

'Sweetie' serves as the follow-up to Lang's feature directorial debut, the 2024 indie mockumentary Mind, Body and Soul, which starred Kinman, Bergland and Eric Wu and notably secured an endorsement from the Satanic Temple, reported Deadline.

Indican Pictures acquired North American rights to that pic, which Lang adapted from his short film about a recently exiled Satan (Kinman) who invites a documentary crew into his West Hollywood apartment to help rebrand his public image.

- ANI

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Priya S
The concept of a serial killer on the loose while the protagonist is chasing fame in Hollywood is very 'Neo-noir' type. But honestly, I'm more intrigued by the director's previous film getting endorsed by the Satanic Temple... That's some next-level marketing! 😄
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Arjun K
Good to see a female-driven horror film with a serious theme. So many horror movies just cheapen the genre. 'Sweetie' sounds like an exploration of the dark side of ambition—very relevant to our own film industry where many young actors struggle. All the best to the cast!
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Vikram M
Ah, the 'Hollywood dream' trope but with a serial killer backdrop... seems interesting but I hope the execution isn't too pretentious. Indie films sometimes forget to entertain while being deep. That said, I'm curious about Westly Heart Monroe's drag queen role—could be a standout performance!

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