A Sweet Disc Coming
Baseball film Sugar heads to DVD and Blu-ray September 1
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Posted by Daniel "monk" Pelfrey on Jul 2nd, 2009
FROM THE PRESS RELEASE
Sugar, the story of a young Dominican Republic baseball players journey of self-discovery as he attempts to join the major leagues, arrives on Blu-ray and DVD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on September 1st. Written and directed by Ryan Fleck (TVs In Treatment and Half Nelson) and Anna Boden (Half Nelson), the Sony Pictures Classics film premiered earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival where it was a nominee for the 2008 Grand Jury Prize. Fleck and Boden also received a 2009 Independent Spirit Award® nomination for their screenplay.
The Sugar bonus features include deleted scenes and three all-new featuettes: Play Béisbol! The Dominican Dream (MLB player interviews including David Ortiz, Pedro Martinez and Sammy Sosa); Making Sugar: Run the Bases and Casting Sugar, and interview with Algenis Perez Soto.
Sugar will be available on DVD with a PG-13 rating for $28.96 SRP, while the Unrated
Blu-ray High-Def version will sell for $39.95 SRP.
Synopsis:
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 lifes singular ambition.
Blu-ray & DVD Special Features Include:
- Making Sugar: Run the Bases
- Play Béisbol! The Dominican Dream including interviews with MLB players David Ortiz, Pedro Martinez and Sammy Sosa
- Casting Sugar: Interview with Algenis Perez Soto
- Deleted Scenes
- Audio: Spanish (some English)
- Subtitles: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French
The Blu-ray Disc version of Sugar is BD-Live enabled, allowing users to get connected and go beyond the disc via an Internet-connected Blu-ray player. Download content, give feedback through an exclusive survey, and register for rewards.
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