| Description |
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray disc, widescreen (1.78:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
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This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Cast |
Algenis Perez Soto, Rayniel Rufino, Andre Holland, Ann Whitney, Ellary Porterfield, Jaime Tirelli, Jose Rijo, Michael Gaston, Alina Vargas, Richard Bull, Kelvin Leonardo Garcia, Joendy Pena Brown. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Andrij Parekh ; editor, Anna Boden ; music, Michael Brook. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
Miguel 'Sugar' Santos is a talented Dominican baseball player who longs to break into the American big league and earn the money needed to support his impoverished family. He is a talented pitcher who might just have what it takes to earn a prized spot on a Major League Baseball team. Before that happens he'll have to prove his worth in the minor leagues. Advancing in baseball's minor league system at the tender age of 19, Miguel is warmly welcomed into the small-town Iowa home of his host family. He struggles 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. |
| Note |
Special features: Includes interviews with Major League Baseball stars Pedro Martinez, David Ortiz, Sammy Sosa. |
| Language |
Spanish or Portuguese dialogue, English, French, Portuguese or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Baseball players -- Dominican Republic -- Drama.
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Baseball players -- United States -- Drama.
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Minor league baseball -- Iowa -- Drama.
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Pitchers (Baseball) -- Iowa -- Drama.
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Critical thinking -- Iowa -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Sports films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Mezey, Paul.
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Patricof, Jamie.
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Walker, Jeremy Kipp.
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Boden, Anna.
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Fleck, Ryan, 1976-
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Pérez Soto, Algenis.
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Rufino, Rayniel, 1986-
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Holland, André.
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Whitney, Ann.
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Porterfield, Ellary, 1989-
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Tirelli, Jaime.
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Rijo, José.
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Gaston, Michael.
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Vargas, Alina.
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Bull, Richard, 1924-2014.
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Garcia, Kelvin Leonardo.
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Brown, Joendy Pena.
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Brook, Michael, 1952-
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Journeyman Pictures (Great Britain)
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Hunting Lane Films (Firm)
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Gowanus Projections (Firm)
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Single A Films (Firm)
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1435983556 |
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9781435983557 |
| Standard No. |
043396323810 |
| Music No. |
32381 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
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