Sugar (2026)

Sugar is a film from 2026. It is catalogued under Drama.

A hard-working mom Mi-ra's 9-year-old son Dong-myeong collapses out of the blue due to Type-1 diabetes. Realizing Dong-myeong now has to painfully take blood tests 365 days, her heart drops. Mi-ra desperately looks for painless blood sugar monitoring devices globally and ends up importing 'DexCom' device, first time ever in Korea. Feeling empathetic to other patients, she begins to help other moms to buy the devices. However, Mi-ra faces accusations of illegal import. She decides to take on the world for those in pain. Will Mi-ra continue this battle, not just for her son but for the greater good?

TMDB records an audience rating of 7.0/10 based on 5 votes.

Release date: January 21, 2026 · Runtime: 106 minutes · Original language: Korean

Director: Choi Sin-choon · Cast: Choi Ji-woo as Mi-ra, Ko Dong-ha as Dong-myeong, Min Jin-woong as Jun-woo, Kim Young-sung as Cha-seon, Kim Sun-young as Investigator

Genres: Drama