Sugar (2004 film)

Sugar
British DVD artwork
Directed byJohn Palmer
Written byJohn Palmer
Todd Klinck
Jaie Laplante
Based onShort stories
by Bruce LaBruce
Produced by
  • Damion Nurse
  • John Buchan
Starring
CinematographyJohn Westheuser
Music byRavi Persaud
Production
company
New Real Films
Distributed byTHINKfilm
Release date
Running time
78 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Sugar is a 2004 independent Canadian romantic drama film co-written and directed by John Palmer, and starring Andre Noble, Brendan Fehr, Marnie McPhail, Maury Chaykin, and Sarah Polley. Its plot follows a young gay man who falls in love with street hustler in Toronto. It is based on short stories by Bruce LaBruce. Noble, who received strong reviews for his performance in Sugar, died just a few weeks after the film's debut.