Story
Follows the story of Miguel Santos, a. k. a. Sugar (Algenis Perez Soto), a Dominican pitcher from San Pedro de Macorís, struggling to make it to the big leagues and pull himself and his family out of poverty. Playing professionally at a baseball academy in the Dominican Republic, Miguel finally gets his break at age 19 when he advances to the United States' minor league system; but when his play on the mound falters, he begins to question the single-mindedness of his life's ambition.
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Sugar Cast & Crew
| Production Company: | Serie 23 Productions, Gowanus Projections, HBO Films, Sony Pictures Classics |
| Country: | Dominican Republic, United States of America |
| Language: | English, Italian, Spanish |
| Runtime: | 114 |
| Tagline: | For Miguel "Sugar" Santos, his curveball was his ticket out. |
| Adult: | No |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Website: | http://www.sonyclassics.com/sugar |
| Release date: | 2008-04-03 |