sports,homesickness,baseball,host family,minor leagues,woman director

Sugar (2008)

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

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.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Anna Boden
  • Profile picture of Algenis Perez Soto
    Miguel Algenis Perez Soto
  • Profile picture of Karl Bury
    Rudy Karl Bury
  • Profile picture of Braulio Castillo
    Frank Braulio Castillo
  • Profile picture of André Holland
    Brad André Holland
  • Profile picture of Michael Gaston
    Stu Sutton Michael Gaston
  • Profile picture of Ann Whitney
    Helen Higgins Ann Whitney
  • Profile picture of Richard Bull
    Earl Higgins Richard Bull
  • Profile picture of Ellary Porterfield
    Anne Ellary Porterfield

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Keywords

  • sports
  • homesickness
  • baseball
  • host family
  • minor leagues
  • woman director