The Sugar Experiment

Feb 10, 2023

★ 5.8

Overview

About Vipeholmsanstalten in Lund, Sweden, and the experiments that during the 40s and 50s were carried out on mentally and physically handicapped patients, to investigate the effect of sugar on the teeth, this at a time when tooth decay was a major problem in dental health in Sweden. By force-feeding the patients at Vipeholm a kind of extra-sweet caramel in large quantities, the experiments revolutionized research, while the defenseless patients had to take the hit for it.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Affekt Film AB

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Cast

Johanna

Amanda Malmberg

Vilgot

Isak Bruno

Therese

Elisabeth Andersson

Björn Isaksson

Tony Lundgren

Helge Bergström

Henrik Norman

Lovisa

Sandra Redlaff

Arne

Emanuel Blom

Elsie

Hanna Ullerstam

Birger

Emil Roos Lindberg

Karin

Åsa Sjöblom

Wendela

Wendela Antepohl

Anton Göhrder

Per Ragnar

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