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Saccharine

Saccharine

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Saccharine

"What's eating you?"

2026

1h 53m

6.9(164 votes)

Horror

Overview

After succumbing to an obscure weight-loss craze involving the eating of human ashes, lovelorn medical student Hana finds herself haunted by the ghost of the person she's eating.

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Production Companies

XYZ Films

Stan

Screen Australia

IPR.VC

VicScreen

Maslow Entertainment

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Midori Francis

Midori Francis

Hana

Danielle Macdonald

Danielle Macdonald

Josie

Madeleine Madden

Madeleine Madden

Alanya

Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor

Travis

Showko Showfukutei

Showko Showfukutei

Kimie

Octavia Barron-Martin

Octavia Barron-Martin

Grace

Anna Adams

Ghost Cadaver

Annie Shapero

Annie Shapero

Melissa

Louisa Mignone

Louisa Mignone

Professor Kasab

Joseph Baldwin

Ryan

Creative team

Directed by: Natalie Erika James
Written by: Natalie Erika James
Produced by: Anna McLeish
Sarah Shaw

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