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Sweet Affliction

Country: Canada, Language: English, 8 mins

  • Director: Jess Lee
  • Writer: Anna Leventhal
  • Producer: Jonathan Beaulieu Cyr; Carol Fernandes

CGiii Comment

It takes 'creepy' to an entirely different place!

It's deadpan funny...with a sinister undercurrent!


Watch...

Sweet Affliction from Jess Lee on Vimeo.

The(ir) Blurb...

Deadpan and 18, Stacey grapples with romantic feelings for her hardened older sister Angela.

Cast & Characters

Satine Scarlett Montaz as Young Stacey;
Maddalena Vallecchi Williams as Angela;
Thomas LeBlanc as Henry;
Georgie Iordanidis as Young Angela;
Bryce Cody as Couch Loafer;
Gabriel Guertin-Pasquier as Party Host;
Hilary King as Stacey;
Chris Robertson as Truck Date;
Chamille Roger-Youngs as Chamille