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Sugar Island
Sugar Island

Sugar Island

Genres

Drama

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An unwanted pregnancy triggers the journey into adulthood for Makenya, a Dominican-Haitian teenager who lives in the Batey, a community surrounded by sugarcane fields.

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Budget

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Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

05 September 2024

Country

Dominican Republic

Cast

Yelidá Díaz

Yelidá Díaz

Makenya

Ruth Emeterio

Ruth Emeterio

Filomena

Juan Maria Almonte

Juan Maria Almonte

Grandfather

Génesis Piñeyro

Génesis Piñeyro

Yelidá

Diógenes Medina

Diógenes Medina

Leroi

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