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07/22/08
The Price of Sugar (2007)
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Reviews Counted:7
Fresh:6
Rotten:1
Average Rating:6.9/10
Theatrical Release:Sep 26, 2007 Limited
Synopsis: Paul Newman narrates this documentary about the corrupt system surrounding sugar production in the Dominican Republic. Director Bill Haney follows the story of Father Christopher Hartley, a Spanish... [More]
Director: Bill Haney
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Reviews for The Price of Sugar
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Top CriticPrice of Sugar is designed to educate, outrage and finally spur viewers to action. That it does so with vibrant visual style and an engaging narrative makes it that rare consciousness-raising film that's not only good for you, but a joy to watch.
11/15/07
Top CriticIt's been conceived and executed as an instrument of human rights and a tool of shame. But it's the political controversy that's at the heart of this movie -- the contempt that one poor country feels toward its somewhat poorer neighbor.
11/09/07
Top CriticIn this compelling documentary, narrated by Paul Newman, Hartley comes off as a man of intense will, and he needs to be.
11/02/07
Top CriticHaney doesn't strive for balance, and he doesn't have to; the images speak for themselves.
10/19/07
Top CriticIlluminating and deeply distressing.
09/28/07
Top CriticLike most documentary polemics, it simplifies the issues it confronts and selects facts that bolster its black-and-white, heroes-and-villains view of raw economic power.
09/28/07
Top CriticProfoundly disturbing.
09/27/07
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May 03, 2009:
These Haitian sugar slaves are starved, beaten, disappeared, malnourished, and lacking uncontaminated drinking water, even as other far more privileged foreigners frolic in the waters of the DR's tropical tourist paradise nearby. 
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September 09, 2008:
These Haitian sugar slaves are starved, beaten, disappeared, malnourished, and lacking uncontaminated drinking water, even as other far more privileged foreigners frolic in the waters of the DR's tropical tourist paradise nearby.
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December 14, 2007:
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