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Sugar

For Miguel "Sugar" Santos, his curveball was his ticket out.

Not Rated Drama

Starring: Algenis Perez Soto, Jose Rijo, Walki Cuevas, Santo Silvestre, Emmanuel Nanita Carvajal

Writer: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck

Release Date:
April 3, 2008
Ratings:
6.6 / 10
Director:
Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden
Companies:
Serie 23 Productions

Overview

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.