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Sugar News Updates

Latest Updates

Total Updates: 22

  • added the DVD release date of September 1, 2009

  • added Algenis Pérez Soto to the credits

  • added Andre Holland to the credits

  • added Rayniel Rufino to the credits

  • added Michael Gaston to the credits

  • added a synopsis

  • "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. Blending the genres of sports drama, immigrant journey, and coming-of-age story, Sugar is a unique film about self-discovery."

  • changed the film release date from TBA to April 3, 2009

  • added Jeremy Kipp Walker to the credits

  • added Jamie Patricof to the credits

  • added Paul S. Mezey to the credits

  • added Ryan Fleck to the credits

  • added Anna Boden to the credits

  • added Sony Picture Classics as a distributor

  • added HBO Films as a production company

  • added a synopsis

  • "Dominican baseball star Miguel "Sugar" Santos is recruited to play in the U.S. minor-leagues."

  • set the MPAA rating to R (for language, some sexuality and brief drug use)

  • changed the production status to Release

  • added "Untitled Dominican Project" as an also known as title

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