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That Sugar Film

2014 · 97 min

An entertaining and eye-opening experiment that makes you rethink everyday food choices with humor and alarming clarity.

Directed by: Damon Gameau
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Damon Gameau, Stephen Fry, Brenton Thwaites

Tagline: This will change the way you think about 'healthy' food
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.

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Directed by: Damon Gameau
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Damon Gameau, Stephen Fry, Brenton Thwaites

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Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: corruption
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Places: big city
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Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: documentary
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Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Damon Gameau
Written by: Damon Gameau
Starring: Damon Gameau, Stephen Fry, Brenton Thwaites, Isabel Lucas, Jessica Marais, John Leary, Nick Batzias, Katie Batzias
Music: Jojo Petrina
Cinematography: Judd Overton
Runtime: 97 min
Country: Australia
Languages: English

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