Sugar (2008 film)
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| Directed by | Anna Boden Ryan Fleck |
| Written by | Anna Boden Ryan Fleck |
| Produced by | Paul Mezey Jamie Patricof Jeremy Kipp Walker |
| Starring | Algenis Perez Soto Karl Bury Michael Gaston |
| Cinematography | Andrij Parekh |
| Edited by | Anna Boden |
| Music by | Michael Brook |
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English Spanish |
| Box office | $1.1 million |
Sugar is a 2008 sports drama film written and directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. It follows the story of Miguel Santos, also known as 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.