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The Price of Sugar is a 2007 Uncommon Productions film directed by Bill Haney and produced by Haney and Eric Grunebaum about exploitation of Haitian immigrants in the Dominican Republic involved with production of sugar, and the efforts of Spanish priest Father Christopher Hartley to ameliorate their situation. It is narrated by actor Paul Newman. The documentary shows the poor working conditions in the sugar cane plantations, and political control exerted by the Vicini family to stifle efforts to change the situation.
Original Release
05/18/2007
US Release
09/28/2007
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Christopher Hartley | Self |
Paul Newman | Narrator |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Christopher Hartley | Self |
Paul Newman | Narrator |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Tim Disney | Executive Producer |
Bill Haney | Producer |
Eric Grunebaum | Producer |
Debra Longo | Producer |
Noemí Araujo Martínez | Producer |
Diana Trudell | Producer |