Sugar is a North American baseball epic--following Miguel "Sugar" Santos from his home in the Dominican Republic to spring training in Arizona, on to the minor leagues in Iowa, and . . . Algenis Soto, a Dominican baseball player who is also a superb actor, is captivating and compelling as Miguel--combining an easy-going smile with an intense glare. But the story is about much more than baseball--it is about immigration, language and cultural barriers, racism, and more than anything, Miguel's struggle to find himself. Brilliantly written and directed by the Half Nelson team Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, the story provides the uplifting moments and emotions typical of sports stories but avoids clichés or predictable directions.
Sugar
(I) (2008)
Excellent depiction of the real world for baseball recruits from Latin America
23 January 2008