Like many young men in the Dominican Republic, 19-year-old Miguel "Sugar" Santos dreams of winning a slot on an American baseball team. Indeed, his talents as a pitcher eventually land him a slot on a single-A team in Iowa, but culture shock, racism and other curveballs threaten to turn Sugar's dream sour.
Title:Sugar
Year:2008
Genre:Drama
Country:Dominican Republic, United States of America
Studio:Serie 23 Productions, Gowanus Projections, HBO Films, Sony Pictures Classics
Cast:Algenis Perez Soto, Jose Rijo, Walki Cuevas, Santo Silvestre, Emmanuel Nanita Carvajal, Cesar Emilio Minaya C.
Crew:Anna Boden (Writer), Ryan Fleck (Writer), Anna Boden (Director), Ryan Fleck (Director), Beth Mickle (Production Design), Paul S. Mezey (Producer)
Keyword:sports, homesickness, baseball, host family, minor leagues, woman director
Release: Apr 03, 2008
Runtime: 114 minutes
IMDb: 6.6 / 10 by 64 users
Popularity: 0.8953
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Language: Español, English, Italiano
