SUGAR

*From the writers/directors of HALF NELSON

"This is a wonderful film." - Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

"Immensely satisfying! Practically defines independent cinema." - Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE

"Absolutely terrific filmmaking! Opens up a world few of us have seen before ... a rich and moving surprise." - Andrew O'Hehir, SALON.COM

"Irresistible! SUGAR doesn't go where you expect." - David Ansen, NEWSWEEK

From acclaimed filmmakers Anna Bowden and Ryan Fleck (the directors and writers of 2006's indie hit Half Nelson) comes the moving new drama SUGAR.
SUGAR follows the story of Miguel Santos, a.k.a. Sugar, 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. Miguel travels from his tight knit community in the Dominican Republic to a small town in Iowa, where he and a couple of other Latin American teammates are the only Spanish-speaking people in the vicinity. As Miguel struggles with the new language and culture, despite all the welcoming efforts of his host family, he is faced with an isolation and loneliness he has never before experienced.
When his skills on the mound falter due to an injury, he begins to examine more closely the world around him and his place within it, ultimately questioning the single-mindedness of his life's ambition. As his dream begins to fall apart, Miguel embarks on a momentous odyssey which finally leads him to New York City, where he struggles to find community and make a new home for himself, like so many before him.

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