Sugar In September!
Baseball’s international free agent signing period starts tomorrow. And, this got me thinking about a movie that I first mentioned here back in February of 2008: Sugar.
For those not aware, here’s a synopsis of “Sugar” -
Sugar is a coming-of-age tale that follows Miguel Santos, a.k.a. “Azucar” (Sugar), a pitcher from the Dominican Republic town of San Pedro de Macoris, who grew up poor but talented, always believing baseball was his ticket out of poverty. Playing professionally at the Kansas City Knights baseball academy, Miguel finally gets his break at age 19 when he advances to the United States’ minor league system. Miguel travels to a small town in Iowa corn country, where he and other Latin American teammates are the only Spanish-speaking people and have trouble learning the new language and culture. Despite the welcoming efforts of his host family, Miguel is faced with an isolation he never before experienced. When his performance on the mound falters, he begins examining more closely the world around him, his place within it, and ultimately questions his life’s singular ambition.
I’ve yet to see this one. But, I’ve heard wonderful things about it – and now found out that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will be releasing it on DVD and Blu-Ray on September 1st. Once I see it, I will share a review on it.
A couple of people I work with saw this at Sundance in ’08 and really liked it. I think it’s written by Ryan Fleck, who wrote Half Nelson, which is another really good indy movie.
[...] Three weeks ago, I shared that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will be releasing “Sugar” on DVD and Blu-Ray on September 1st. As a follow-up to that, here’s the trailer for it…check it out: [...]
[...] the film “Sugar.” Unfortunately, I never had a chance to see it in the theaters. But, in July of this year, I found out that it was coming to DVD on September 1st. At that time, I promised a review on [...]