Sugar /
Sugar is the inspirational story of Miguel Santos, a gifted pitcher struggling to make it to the big leagues of American baseball. Nicknamed "Azúcar" (Spanish for "sugar"), 19-year-old Miguel travels from his poor but tightly-knit community in the Dominican Republic to play minor...
| Uniform Title: | Sugar (Motion picture) |
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| Other Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | Video |
| Language: | Spanish English |
| Language Notes: | In Spanish and English. |
| Published: |
New York, NY :
Sony Pictures Classics,
2008.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Sugar is the inspirational story of Miguel Santos, a gifted pitcher struggling to make it to the big leagues of American baseball. Nicknamed "Azúcar" (Spanish for "sugar"), 19-year-old Miguel travels from his poor but tightly-knit community in the Dominican Republic to play minor league baseball in the United States - where anything is possible. He finds himself in a small Iowa town, where he struggles with the culture, the language, and the pressure of knowing that only his success can rescue his family. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed April 11, 2019). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (115 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 01:54:08 |
| Awards: | Nominated 2008 Sundance Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize, Dramatic |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Andrij Parekh ; editor, Anna Boden ; music, Michael Brook. |