The long awaited Sugar, premiered at 2008 Sundance, finally comes to the U.S. The Dominican baseball drama from writer-directors Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden (Half Nelson) follows the story of Miguel Santos, a.k.a. Azucar, a Dominican pitcher from San Pedro de Macoris, under pressure to make it to the big leagues and pull himself and his family out of poverty. Playing professionally at the Kansas City Knights baseball academy, Miguel finally gets his break at age 19 when he advances to the United States’ minor league system. As Miguel grapples with the new language and culture, despite the welcoming efforts of his host family, he is faced with an isolation he never before experienced. When his play on the mound falters, he begins questioning more closely the world around him and his place within it, and ultimately examine the single-mindedness of his life’s ambition.
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