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Synopsis

Filmmakers Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden (Half Nelson) weave this introspective sports drama concerning a talented Dominican baseball player who longs to break into the American big league and earn the money needed to support his impoverished family. Miguel Santos is a talented pitcher who might just have what it takes to earn a prized spot on a Major League Baseball team, but before that happens he'll have to prove his worth in the minor leagues. Advancing into the United States' minor league system at the tender age of 19, Miguel is warmly welcomed into the small-town Iowa home of his host family, but can't help but struggle with language and cultural barriers despite the kindness of strangers. Subsequently forced to reevaluate his life's ambition after his once-trusty arm becomes unreliable, the previously single-minded pitcher gradually begins to question both the world he lives in and the role he has chosen to play in it.

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Film Information

• Genre: Drama
• Director: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
• Written By: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
• Running Time: 120 minutes, approx.
• MPAA Rating: R
• Language: English and Spanish with subtitles
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Reviews

"It is both sad and hopeful, but the film's sorrow and its optimism arise from its rarest and most thrilling quality, which is its deep and humane honesty."

   - AO Scott, The New York Times

"In its unhurried fashion, Sugar can take its place with the best baseball movies. Where most focus on the grand slam, this one's about the life that surrounds the game and everything that comes after."

   - Ty Burr, Boston Globe

"This one slice of the American experience amounts to one of the best films of the year."

   - Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune

"Sugar is that sweetest of films: A sensitive and memorable story that surprises at every turn."

   - Claudia Puig, USA Today

"A baseball movie, a stranger-in-a-strange-land movie, a movie about real people facing real challenges in the real world, Sugar is all that and more."

   - Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

Showtimes

• Friday, June 12th
  6:00 pm, 8:45 pm
• Saturday, June 13th
  3:15 pm, 6:00 pm, 8:45 pm
• Sunday, June 14th
  3:15 pm, 6:00 pm
• Monday, June 15th
  6:00 pm, 8:45 pm
• Tuesday, June 16th
  6:00 pm, 8:45 pm
• Wednesday, June 17th
  6:00 pm, 8:45 pm
• Thursday, June 18th
  6:00 pm, 8:45 pm
• Friday, June 19th
  9:15 pm
• Saturday, June 20th
  6:45 pm
• Sunday, June 21st
  6:45 pm
• Monday, June 22nd
  6:45 pm
• Tuesday, June 23rd
  9:15 pm
• Wednesday, June 24th
  9:15 pm
• Thursday, June 25th
  6:45 pm