Sugar (2008/I)

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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.

MRQE Metric: 78

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