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Feature film — 2008

Sugar (2008)

6.61h 54mDrama

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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A high-signal pick with 79 votes.

Serie 23 Productions / Gowanus Projections / HBO Films

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Director: Anna Boden

On screen

Cast & crew

Algenis Perez Soto as Miguel

Algenis Perez Soto

Miguel

J

Jose Rijo

Alvarez

W

Walki Cuevas

Alfonso

S

Santo Silvestre

Umpire #1

E

Emmanuel Nanita Carvajal

Reyes

C

Cesar Emilio Minaya C.

Pedro

J

Joendy Pena Brown

Marcos

K

Kelvin Leonardo Garcia

Salvador

M

Marcos Rosa

Sanchez

Karl Bury as Rudy

Karl Bury

Rudy

Z

Zaida Alexandra Hernandez

Erica

L

Lilin Soto Gonzales

Abuela

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