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That Sugar Film

That Sugar Film

Documentary · 2014

One man's journey to discover the bitter truth about sugar. Damon Gameau embarks on a unique experiment to document the effects of a high sugar diet on a healthy body, consuming only foods that are commonly perceived as 'healthy'. Through this entertaining and informative journey, Damon highlights some of the issues that plague the sugar industry, and where sugar lurks on supermarket shelves.

Movie details

That Sugar Film

“This will change the way you think about 'healthy' food”

2014 Documentary 1h 37m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.4 / 10

11.2K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

69 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

56 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.9 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

One man's journey to discover the bitter truth about sugar. Damon Gameau embarks on a unique experiment to document the effects of a high sugar diet on a healthy body, consuming only foods that are commonly perceived as 'healthy'. Through this entertaining and informative journey, Damon highlights some of the issues that plague the sugar industry, and where sugar lurks on supermarket shelves.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over That Sugar Film?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Damon Gameau

Written by

Damon Gameau

Damon Gameau

Damon Gameau

Self

Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry

The Sugar Family Sketch

Brenton Thwaites

Brenton Thwaites

The Liver Sketch

Isabel Lucas

Isabel Lucas

Sugary Words

Jessica Marais

Jessica Marais

Sugar Emotion Sketch

J

John Leary

Ballet Business Man

Nick Batzias

Nick Batzias

Father

Court is in session

Put That Sugar Film on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.