Written and directed by Anna Boden and Ryan FleckAlgenis Perez Soto
Rayniel Rufino
Andre Holland
Ellary Porterfield
Premiere date: January 21, 2008 (Sundance Film Festival)
PG-13 for sexual content, language and brief drug use.
Miguel Santos, nicknamed Sugar, is 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.
Grand Jury Prize Nominee
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