Sugar (2008/I)
Director: Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden
Cast: Algenis Perez Soto, Alina Vargas, André Holland, Ann Whitney, Jaime Tirelli, Michael Gaston, Rayniel Rufino, Richard Bull
Synopsis:
Cast: Algenis Perez Soto, Alina Vargas, André Holland, Ann Whitney, Jaime Tirelli, Michael Gaston, Rayniel Rufino, Richard Bull
Synopsis:
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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