The Price of Sugar
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Sunday, January 06, 5:00 PM
Camelot Theatres
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The Price of Sugar
USA, 2007, 90 Minute Running Time
Topics: Documentary, Political
Program: Awards Buzz – Best Documentary Feature
Language: English/Spanish English Sub-Titles
Most Americans know the Dominican Republic only as a tourist destination, but we use their chief export everyday. The Price of Sugar reveals the ugly truth behind the island nation’s biggest industry and chronicles the efforts of a caring and charismatic Spanish priest to change an unjust system that exploits Haitian workers.
DIRECTOR: Bill Haney
Producer: Bill Haney, Eric Grunebaum
Editor: Peter Rhodes
Screenwriter: Bill Haney, Peter Rhodes
Cinematographer: Eric Cochran, Jerry Risius
Music: Claudio Ragazzi
Principal Cast: Featuring: Father Christopher Hartley, Paul Newman
Filmography: A Life Among Whales (2005), Racing Against the Clock (2004)
Official Film Website