Like many young men in the Dominican Republic, 19-year-old Miguel "Sugar" Santos dreams of winning a slot on an American baseball team. Indeed, his talents as a pitcher eventually land him a slot on a single-A team in Iowa, but culture shock, racism and other curveballs threaten to turn Sugar's dream sour.
| Year | 2008 |
| Country | Dominican Republic, United States of America |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Anna Boden |
| Runtime | 114 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 6.6/10 (74 votes) |
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The film constructs its narrative with a quiet, observational precision, exploring the immigrant experience through personal nuance rather than sports-movie tropes.
What lingers after the final pitch is a profound sense of a life recalibrated, a story less about winning the game and more about finding one's own field to play on. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Anna Boden
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