Sugar is a 2008 English-language Drama Sport film written by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. The movie is directed by Anna Boden And Ryan Fleck and produced by Paul Mezey, Jamie Patricof and Jeremy Kipp Walker under the banner of HBO Films. Thus begins his odyssey: leaving his mom and girlfriend; living in an alien culture; learning English; overcoming jitters; working hard; achieving early success; navigating friendships, occasional racism, and a woman's mixed signals; dealing with an injury; trying performance-enhancing drugs; and, searching for his place in the world. Sugar features Algenis Perez Soto in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Karl Bury, Michael Gaston, Joseph Weightman, Simon Williamson, Jose Rijo and Walki Cuevas. The music was composed by Michael Brook. Cinematography was done by Andrij Parekh and editing by Anna Boden. The movie has a running time of 120 minutes. It was released on 24th April 2009 in English and Spanish languages. and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released. The film made a box office gross of $1 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Sony Pictures Classics. Thus begins his odyssey: leaving his mom and girlfriend; living in an alien culture; learning English; overcoming jitters; working hard; achieving early success; navigating friendships, occasional racism, and a woman's mixed signals; dealing with an injury; trying performance-enhancing drugs; and, searching for his place in the world.