Sugar
1989, German. Directed by Rainer Erler.
A really sweet disaster
To get one over on her husband, molecular biologist Leo Kaminski, Lydia Kaminski-Smith sets about cultivating bacteria that decompose waste and thus solve the garbage problem. Some insatiable microbes turn paper into sugar. Once released, nothing is safe from them - not books, letters or files. Everything turns to sugar. The sweet catastrophe progresses inexorably...
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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- Released
- 1 January 1989
- Original title
- Zucker - Eine wirklich süße Katastrophe
- Country
- Germany, Austria, Switzerland, United Kingdom
- Written by
- Rainer Erler
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How long is Sugar?
Sugar runs 109 minutes (1h 49m).
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Which OTT platform is Sugar on?
Sugar isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1989. (Checked 2 November 2026.)
What movies are like Sugar?
If you liked Sugar, try Real Men, Relax, I'm from the Future, Afterburn.
Who directed Sugar?
Sugar (1989) was directed by Rainer Erler and stars Helmuth Lohner, Sally Sander, Bruce Spence.