---
title: 'Sugar (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ryan Fleck'
released: '2008-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 114
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sugar-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0990413/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sugar (2008)

2008 · 114 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Sugar is a 2008 sports drama film written and directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. It follows the story of Miguel Santos, also known as 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ryan Fleck](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryan-fleck), [Anna Boden](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-boden)
- **Screenplay:** [Ryan Fleck](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryan-fleck), [Anna Boden](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-boden)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michael Brook](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-brook)
- **Producer:** [Jeremy Kipp Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-kipp-walker), [Paul Mezey](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-mezey)

## Cast

- [Ellary Porterfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellary-porterfield)
- [Michael Gaston](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-gaston)
- [Algenis Perez Soto](https://cinepixo.com/people/algenis-perez-soto)

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Official site: https://www.sonyclassics.com/sugar/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/sugar-2008
Film facts: Wikidata (Q7634730); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.