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Sugar

HBO Films | Release Date: April 3, 2009

Summary: 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; but when his play on the mound falters, he begins to question the single-mindedness of his life’s ambition. (Sony Pictures Classics)

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Runtime:	120 min
Rating:	Rated R for language, some sexuality and brief drug use.; Rated PG-13 for sexual content, language and brief drug use. (dvd edition)
Production:	Journeyman Pictures
Genres:	Drama, Sport
Country:	USA
Languages:	English, Spanish
Home Release Date:	Sep 1, 2009

Director	Credit
Anna Boden	Director
Ryan Fleck	Director

Writer	Credit
Anna Boden	Written By
Ryan Fleck	Written By

Principal Cast	Credit
Algenis Perez Soto	Miguel 'Sugar' Santos

Cast	Credit
Alina Vargas	Reyna
Andre Holland	Johnson
Ann Whitney	Helen Higgins
Ellary Porterfield	Anne Higgins
Greg D'Agostino	Gregory The Delivery Man
Jaime Tirelli	Osvaldo
Joendy Pena Brown	Marcos
Jose Rijo	Alvarez
Karl Bury	Rudy Hubbard
Kelvin Leonardo Garcia	Salvador
Larry E. Donaldson	Michael Higgins
Michael Gaston	Stu Sutton
Rayniel Rufino	Jorge Ramirez
Richard Bull	Earl Higgins

Producer	Credit
Anna Boden	Executive Producer
Denton Hanna	Field Producer: Arizona
Jamie Patricof	Producer
Jeremy Kipp Walker	Producer
John Douglas Miller	Field Producer: Iowa
Paul S. Mezey	Producer
Tracey Cuesta	Supervising Producer: Dominican Republic