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Sweetwater

· 25 min · Not rated

Drama · Romance · History

Against the backdrop of the Gay Liberation Movement of the 1970s, a pastor’s daughter begins a high-stakes clandestine relationship with another girl, a rebellious outcast, while working in their small town’s flower shop, the summer before going off to college.

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Directors
Lydia Venema
Production companies
Thorn Pictures
Countries
Canada
Status
Post Production
Budget
USD 4,700

Top Cast

Madeline KelmanSam Sutherland
Salma KhalidiRenee Thornton
James DooleyWillard Sutherland
Ara Glenn-JohansonMarianne Sutherland
Benjamin ButterfieldTimothy Sutherland
Brianna RussellDonna
Sarah Quinn LeeSarah Quinn LeeLisa

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