Saccharine
Director: Natalie Erika James Run Time: 112 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2026
Starring: Danielle Macdonald, Joseph Baldwin, Madeleine Madden, Midori Francis, Robert Taylor
New England Premiere!
Under pressure to lose weight, medical student Hana (Midori Francis) learns about a new weight loss drug that’s all the rage: eating human ashes. Unfortunately, the miracle cure comes with unintended consequences. Written and directed by Natalie Erika James (Relic), Saccharine is a stomach-churning horror movie that keeps the intensity high – think body horror in the vein of The Substance with a haunting dash of It Follows. Saccharine wrestles with many of the internal and external influences pushing Hana to think thin and the dire actions some may take to achieve unhealthy beauty standards. -Monica Castillo
Co-presented with the Boston Asian American Film Festival
Brattle Passes Not Accepted
Closed captions are available for this screening. Captioning devices may be requested from our staff in the lobby.

