Sugar (2008)
- Directed by
- Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden
- Genre
- drama film, sport film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 77 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Dominican baseball pitcher named Sugar leaves his poor hometown to play in the minor leagues in the United States. When his performance on the field struggles, he starts to reconsider if this is really the life he wants.
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What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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