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Sugar Island

Sugar Island

★ 1.0/10•2025•1h 31m•Drama

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.

Johanne Gómez Terrero · Director

Johanne Gómez Terrero · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 31m
LanguageES
Release DateMar 21, 2025
Revenue$2,028

Actors

Yelidá Díaz

Yelidá Díaz

Makenya

Ruth Emeterio

Ruth Emeterio

Filomena

Juan Maria Almonte

Juan Maria Almonte

Grandfather

Génesis Piñeyro

Génesis Piñeyro

Yelidá

Diógenes Medina

Leroi

Francis Cruz

Francis Cruz

El Vendedor

Xiomara Rodríguez

Xiomara Rodríguez

Doctora

Keven Carvajal

Chino en el picapollo

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