Sugar Island
2024 · Movie · 91 min. · Dominican Republic
An unwanted pregnancy propels Makenya, a teenager in a sugarcane-surrounded Batey community, into adulthood. Her mother serves the spiritual Mysteries; her grandfather fights for pension rights. As industry mechanization threatens their displacement without compensation, a serpent representing the Mysterious guides Makenya to embrace both her earthly power and multi-dimensional awareness, navigating the realm of the impossible.
Direction Johanne Gómez Terrero
Cast Yelidá Díaz · Ruth Emeterio · Juan Maria Almonte · Génesis Piñeyro · Diogenes Medina · Francisco Cruz
Soundtrack Jonay Armas
Screenplay Johanne Gómez Terrero · María Abenia
Cinematography Alván Prado
Original title Sugar Island
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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