Sugar
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.
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Sugar
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Apr 3, 2008
Runtime
1h 54m
Genres
Drama
User Score
65%
Original Title
Sugar
Production Companies
Serie 23 Productions, Gowanus Projections, HBO Films, Sony Pictures Classics
Director
Anna Boden
Description
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.