SugarMark | imdb: 7.2 |
Genre | drama, sport |
Year | 2008 |
Country | USA , Dominican Republic |
Premiere | |
Box | in world | $1 144 438 | USA | $1 082 124 | In other countries | $62 314 |
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Duration | PT8M |
Storyline
Follows the story of Miguel Santos, a. k. a. Sugar (Algenis Perez Soto), 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.