Australian horror film “Saccharine” tackles eating disorders and macabre weight loss

The 2026 Australian horror film Saccharine, directed by Natalie Erika James, follows Hana, a Japanese‑Australian medical student who battles anxiety, body‑image issues and compulsive eating.

Seeking rapid weight loss, she joins a fitness challenge, discovers a supplement made from human ash taken from an obese cadaver used in anatomy classes, and begins consuming it. The macabre solution fuels her rapid slimming but intensifies the horror, reflecting pressures around thinness and the psychological toll of diet culture.