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Sugar

Blu-Ray - 2009 None on shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 4.3 out of 5

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Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
Special features: Includes interviews with Major League Baseball stars Pedro Martinez, David Ortiz, Sammy Sosa.
Algenis Perez Soto, Rayniel Rufino, Andre Holland, Ann Whitney, Ellary Porterfield, Jaime Tirelli, Jose Rijo, Michael Gaston, Alina Vargas, Richard Bull, Kelvin Leonardo Garcia, Joendy Pena Brown.
Miguel 'Sugar' Santos is a talented Dominican baseball player who longs to break into the American big league and earn the money needed to support his impoverished family. He is a talented pitcher who might just have what it takes to earn a prized spot on a Major League Baseball team. Before that happens he'll have to prove his worth in the minor leagues. Advancing in baseball's minor league system at the tender age of 19, Miguel is warmly welcomed into the small-town Iowa home of his host family. He struggles with language and cultural barriers despite the kindness of strangers. Subsequently forced to reevaluate his life's ambition after his once-trusty arm becomes unreliable. The previously single-minded pitcher gradually begins to question both the world he lives in and the role he has chosen to play in it.
Blu-ray disc, widescreen (1.78:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players.

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Awesome submitted by mysterio on August 6, 2011, 10:07am Awesome

Great movie, but not kid-friendly submitted by krayla on June 15, 2013, 7:59pm I absolutely loved this movie. The story is emotional and reflects on the Dominican Republic's influence on baseball in the United States. However, I was fairly disappointed to find out that this was not a documentary. It is formatted in the style of a documentary and it is very convincing. The only thing I would take caution with in this movie is showing it to children. Despite the fact that the overall themes are great for younger audiences, the young baseball players are shown drinking alcohol and swearing crudely in Spanish.