Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Yelidá Díaz
Makenya
Lead
Ruth Emeterio
Filomena
Juan Maria Almonte
Grandfather
Génesis Piñeyro
Yelidá
DM
Diógenes Medina
Leroi
Francis Cruz
El Vendedor
Xiomara Rodríguez
Doctora
KC
Keven Carvajal
Chino en el picapollo
What People Are Saying
1.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Johanne Gómez Terrero's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sugar Island is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
