The Sugar Babies (2007)

Directed by

Amy Serrano

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines the harsh exploitation of Haitian workers on sugar plantations in the Dominican Republic. It follows the descendants of African slaves who are trafficked and forced to live and work in conditions similar to modern day slavery.

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What happens

The Sugar Babies is a 2007 feature-length documentary film about exploitation in the sugar plantations of the Dominican Republic. The film, narrated by Edwidge Danticat, explores how the descendants of African slaves, are trafficked from Haiti to live and work in inhumane conditions akin to modern day slavery. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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