Sugar (2009)
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| Release Date: | April 3, 2009 (Limited) |
| On DVD: | September 1, 2009 |
| Genre: | Sports, Drama |
| Director: | Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck |
| Writer: | Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck |
| Cast: | Algenis Pérez Soto, Rayniel Rufino, Andre Holland, Michael Gaston, Jaime Tirelli, José Rijo, Ann Whitney, Richard Bull, Ellary Porterfield, Alina Vargas, Kelvin Leonardo Garcìa, Joendy Peña |
| Studio: | Sony Pictures Classics |
| Official site: | sugar-themovie.com |
| Running Time: | 114 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated R for language, some sexuality and brief drug use. |
"Sugar" follows the story of Miguel Santos, a.k.a. Azucar, a Dominican pitcher from San Pedro de Macoris, struggling to make it to the big leagues and pull himself and his family out of poverty. Playing professionally at the Kansas City Knights baseball academy, Miguel finally gets his break at age 19 when he advances to the United States' minor league system. Miguel travels from his tight knit community in the Dominican Republic to a small...
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As the baseball season draws to a close (I'm a Mariner fan, so yes, the baseball season is indeed coming to a close soon), I look back on a film I recently watched called Sugar, about a young Dominican pitcher who is drafted by a professional baseball team and moves to America with hopes of becoming a star. It's a worthwhile drama that takes a look at minor league baseball, but never really tells the audience what the point is.
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