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AWARDS

2009 Top 10 Film Lists:  AFI, ASSOCIATE PRESS, A.O. Scott (NY TIMES), Steven Rea (PHILLY INQUIRER), David Fear (TIME OUT NY), USA TODAY, Ann Hornaday (WASHINGTON POST), Bill Simmons (ESPN), James Soloman (THE GUARDIAN UK)

2009 AFI Film Festival Official Selection

2009 National Board of Review

2008 Sundance Film Festival Nominee: Grand Jury Prize

2009 Independent Spirit Awards Nominee:  Best Screenplay

2009 ESPY Awards Nominee: Best Sports Movie

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.

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CAST/CREW

Written &  Directed by:  Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden
Produced by:  Paul Mezey, Jamie Patricof, Jeremy Kipp Walker
Director of Photography:  Andrij Parekh
Production Designer:  Elizabeth Mickle
Costume Designer: Erin Benach
Cast:  Algenis Perez Soto, Rayniel Rufino, Andre Holland, Michael Gaston, Ellary Porterfield, Ann Whitney

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