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While "That Sugar Film" is filled with powerful and what should be downright alarming information, it also suffers from distracting bouts of cinematic candy coating.
Tom Long, Detroit News
That Sugar Film
This will change the way you think about 'healthy' food
2014 · 1h 37m · Not Rated
Documentary
Directed by
Damon Gameau
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That Sugar Film
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Damon Gameau Director
- Damon Gameau as Self
- Stephen Fry as The Sugar Family Sketch
- Brenton Thwaites as The Liver Sketch
- Isabel Lucas as Sugary Words
- Jessica Marais as Sugar Emotion Sketch
- John Leary as Ballet Business Man
- Nick Batzias as Father
- Katie Batzias as Mother
- Annalise Braakensiek as Bikini girl on beach
- Kieron Rooney as Scientist in Lab
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
69%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The food-doc shelf is crowded with good-for-you movies, including "Fed Up," "Fast Food Nation," "Food Inc." and, yes, "Super Size Me." "That Sugar Film" is a worthy addition, entertaining while informing.
Daniel M. Gold, New York Times
Fresh
Gameau, like a certain beloved British nanny, recognizes the value in a spoonful of you-know-what helping the medicine go down.
Michael Rechtshaffen, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
Peppy and eager to please, this relentless Australian documentary takes a strange approach to early death and unnatural appetites.
John Hartl, Seattle Times
Fresh
Fun to watch, if a little too cutesy for my tastes.
Tirdad Derakhshani, Philadelphia Inquirer
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