Sugar is a 2008 sports drama film directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. It follows the story of Miguel Santos, a. k. a. 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.Synopsis
Miguel Santos dit "Sugar", la star dominicaine du base-ball, issue d'une famille pauvre, est recruté pour jouer dans une ligne mineure aux Etats-Unis. Mais il s'aperçoit vite qu'il n'est pas évident de se frayer un chemin et de trouver sa place au sein d'une nouvelle culture, loin des siens.
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