Sockerexperimentet

A very sad (and true) story where we follow the intake Johanna at a home for people with learning difficulties around the 1940s. She's being one out of many to take part in an experiment eating unusually large amounts of sugar and fat. This was done in order to make a correlation between calories to caries resulting in declining dental and overall health for the participants who weren't even able to give their consent.

The film has a slow pace, following a classic Swedish style. The acting is good and credible, especially from the patients. In its core it's a story about friendship and love behind the cold reality where pride and a discrimination against the mentally challenged gets to decide what's right or wrong.

I recommend!