Sugar Island
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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.
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Cast
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Yelidá Díaz
Makenya
Also in
La Herencia de los Ramírez
Ruth Emeterio
Filomena
Known for
Hotel Coppelia
Juan Maria Almonte
Grandfather
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Parsley
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Génesis Piñeyro
Yelidá
No other roles listed
Diógenes Medina
Leroi
Also in
Negocios son negocios
Francis Cruz
El Vendedor
Also in
Jugando a bailar
Resguardado
Xiomara Rodríguez
Doctora
Also in
The Sword of the Barbarians
Journey with Papa
Keven Carvajal
Chino en el picapollo
No other roles listed
Johanne Gómez Terrero Director · Raúl Barreras Editor Oliver Rivas Production designer
Worldwide gross $2K · United States release December 13, 2025 · Produced in Dominican Republic, Spain
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,028
Production
Guasábara Cine
Production
Tinglado Film
Production
Dominican Republic · Spain
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Haitian Creole · Spanish
Release dates
Italy · September 5, 2024
Premiere · Giornate degli Autori
Spain · March 21, 2025
Theatrical
United States · December 13, 2025
Premiere · African Diaspora International Film Festival
Colombia
September 16, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Quibdó Africa Film Festival
Dominican Republic
February 2, 2025 · Premiere
May 29, 2025 · Limited theatrical
Germany
November 12, 2024 · Premiere
Greece
November 6, 2024 · Premiere
South Africa
March 12, 2025 · Premiere · Joburg Film Festival
Spain
March 19, 2025 · Premiere · Málaga Film Festival
Sweden
November 9, 2024 · Premiere
Switzerland
March 8, 2025 · Premiere
Taiwan
June 21, 2025 · Premiere · Taipei Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 18, 2024 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
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