Sugar (2008 film)

Sugar
Promotional film poster
Directed byAnna Boden
Ryan Fleck
Written byAnna Boden
Ryan Fleck
Produced byPaul Mezey
Jamie Patricof
Jeremy Kipp Walker
StarringAlgenis Perez Soto
Karl Bury
Michael Gaston
CinematographyAndrij Parekh
Edited byAnna Boden
Music byMichael Brook
Production
company
Distributed bySony Pictures Classics
Release dates
  • January 21, 2008 (2008-01-21) (Sundance Film Festival)
  • April 3, 2009 (2009-04-03) (United States)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Spanish
Box office$1,144,438[1]

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.

  1. ^ "Sugar (2009) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.