Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Damon GameauHimself
- Stephen FryThe Sugar Family Sketch
- Brenton ThwaitesThe Liver Sketch
- Isabel LucasSugary Words
- Jessica MaraisSugar Emotion Sketch
- John LearyBallet Business Man
- Nick BatziasFather
- Katie BatziasMother
- Annalise BraakensiekBikini girl on beach
- Kieron RooneyScientist in Lab
Recommendations
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Variety
Fast-paced, entertaining and informative. - 70
Los Angeles Times
Many of Gameau's findings won't come as earth-shattering revelations, but he takes a resourceful approach to presenting the material, coating all the inconvenient truths in kid-friendly, brightly colored graphics and zippy animations. - 63
Movie Nation
It’s a glib yet informative and sometimes entertaining re-hashing of everything we know about how bad sugar is for us. - 63
Washington Post
Although Gameau’s film includes a fair amount of science, he and his helpers sweeten the film’s statistics, delivering them in clever, accessible ways. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
Gameau clearly has good intentions, and generally succeeds in sweetening a potentially bitter subject for easy public consumption. - 60
Empire
The science is haphazard, the techniques gimmicky, but the point is cogently made. - 60
Time Out London
A film that doesn’t quite blow the lid off the sugar bowl, but ought to keep pop-science fans sweet. - 60
Village Voice
That Sugar Film suffers from some of the usual stunt-doc laziness.... But Gameau builds his case well.
