Sugar (2008)

Sugar: Directed by Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck. With Jose Rijo, Walki Cuevas, Algenis Perez Soto, Santo Silvestre. Dominican baseball star Miguel “Sugar” Santos is recruited to play in the U.S. minor-leagues.

“u0026quot;Sugaru0026quot; is simply one of the best sports movies ever and it does so avoiding every sports movies cliché ever made. The story of the main character is simply a composite of the story of the majority of people who go to play the game professionally. Not only that, but also reflects the story of the immigrant who comes to America pursuing a dream.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSpoken mostly in Spanish, the movie almost qualifies as a foreign language film. The filmmakers do an excellent job capturing the contrast in atmosphere of the Dominican Republic -a poor country, rich in happiness- to the heartland of America, and back to the Bronx -a Dominican stronghold outside of the island, also stricken by poverty.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAs in u0026quot;Friday Night Lightsu0026quot; you can feel the constant stress these young players endure to make it big. Itu0026#39;s every bit as tense and if you like baseball, and are interested a little bit about these foreign superstars now playing the game, this movie is going to be a treat.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOne of the best films of 2009.”