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Sugar Fields (2016)

Sugar Fields poster
Original title
Flor de Azúcar
Directed by
Fernando Báez Mella
Genre
drama film, adventure film, historical film
Country
Dominican Republic
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
TV-PG
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A family struggles with the legacy of sugar cane plantations in the Dominican Republic. The story follows their personal conflicts against the backdrop of historical change.

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What happens

Sugar Fields (Spanish: Flor de Azúcar) is a 2016 Dominican adventure historical drama film directed by Fernando Baez Mella. It was selected as the Dominican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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