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Hollywood's glitter hides its ghosts — follow a broken girl through the cracks.
TMDB
61
IMDb
59
Rotten Tomatoes
71
Audience Score
71

Sugar (2013)

gritty indieunflinching realismbeach noir

Overview

Drama

A 20-year-old homeless girl is suffering from post traumatic stress syndrome on the streets of Hollywood and Venice beach.

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Content warning
homeless youth crisistrauma and dissociationfound familyillusion vs reality

Standout Aspects

Acting

Shenae Grimes-Beech sheds all 90210 glamour for raw, trembling vulnerability.

Direction

Rainwater's lived experience informs every frame — he was homeless too.

Best for:Solo: When you need to sit with discomfort and actually feel something.·Streaming: Late night, headphones, no distractions. This demands your full attention.
Heads up:Triggers: Flashback sequences depicting sexual assault; PTSD dissociation episodes throughout.·Emotional: Uncompromising portrayal of youth homelessness — no Hollywood happy ending guaranteed.
R

Director

Rotimi Rainwater

ReleasedApr 6, 2013
Runtime1h 28m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Narrator Entertainment
Big Sugar Films

Top Cast

Shenae Grimes-Beech

Shenae Grimes-Beech

Sugar

Marshall Allman

Marshall Allman

Marshall

Will Peltz

Will Peltz

Free

Corbin Bleu

Corbin Bleu

Sketch

Wes Studi

Wes Studi

Bishop

Angus Macfadyen

Angus Macfadyen

Uncle Gene

Nastassja Kinski

Nastassja Kinski

Sister Nadia

Jessica Jade Andres

Jessica Jade Andres

Chrissy

Jonny Weston

Jonny Weston

B-Wild

Tara Subkoff

Tara Subkoff

Woman at accident

Cameron Daddo

Cameron Daddo

Mr. Hill

Jonathan Morgan Heit

Jonathan Morgan Heit

Zach

Emily Nelson

Emily Nelson

Jennifer

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Director Rotmi Rainwater cast over 200 actual homeless youth as extras, many receiving their first paycheck ever.

Cultural

Released the same year as The Florida Project but completely buried — arguably the more honest film about childhood homelessness.

YouTube

SUGAR - Trailer

SUGAR - Trailer

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