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Sugar Island

2025

91 minutes

Drama

Overview

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.

Top Cast

Yelidá Díaz headshot

Yelidá Díaz

Makenya

Ruth Emeterio headshot

Ruth Emeterio

Filomena

Juan Maria Almonte headshot

Juan Maria Almonte

Grandfather

Génesis Piñeyro headshot

Génesis Piñeyro

Yelidá

Diógenes Medina headshot

Diógenes Medina

Leroi

Francis Cruz headshot

Francis Cruz

El Vendedor