Sugar

Synopsis

Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck's powerful and ambitious follow-up to their startlingly assured feature debut (HALF NELSON). But just as their first film was not your average high school drama, nor is SUGAR even close to being just another American sports movie.

Miguel "Sugar" Santos (Algenis Perez Soto) realises his opportunity to achieve the American Dream, when he is picked to enter a US rookie academy and given a chance to play in the major league. But thoughts of success, fame and celebrity are thwarted by the reality of his situation. Increasingly isolated, he has to decide whether to continue on the path that is expected of him, or break out and discover his own place in the world.

Featuring a remarkable performance by Algenis Perez Soto, SUGAR is an original and provocative portrait of the modern-day immigrant experience by two of America's most distinctive young filmmakers.

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"a picture of integrity, intelligence and empathy that studiously avoids cliche"

WENDY IDE, THE TIMES

"mightily impressive follow-up to last year's 'Half Nelson'... compassionate, intelligent and politically assured filmmaking of the highest order"

DAVID JENKINS, TIME OUT

"beautifully realised and hugely moving"

THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

"Utterly gripping, profoundly moving and brilliantly acted... One of the finest films this year"

DAVID EDWARDS, THE DAILY MIRROR

"Sugar is a revelation... bright and shining... a powerful tale"

THE GUARDIAN

"the best film of the week... a triumph"

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NIGEL ANDREWS, THE FINANCIAL TIMES

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