The Price of Sugar

The Price of Sugar (2007)

Released Documentary · 90 min

 

The Price of Sugar (2007)

Released Documentary · 90 min

 

On the Caribbean island of the Dominican Republic, tourists flock to pristine beaches, with little knowledge that a few miles away thousands of dispossessed Haitians are under armed guard on plantations harvesting sugarcane, most of which ends up in US kitchens. Cutting cane by machete, they work 14 hour days, 7 days a week, frequently without access to decent housing, electricity, clean water, education, healthcare or adequate nutrition. The Price... see more

On the Caribbean island of the Dominican Republic, tourists flock to pristine beaches, with little knowledge that a few miles away thousands of dispossessed Haitians are under armed guard on plantations harvesting sugarcane, most of which ends up in US kitchens. Cutting cane by machete, they work 14 hour days, 7 days a week, frequently without access to decent housing, electricity, clean water, education, healthcare or adequate nutrition. The Price... see more

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RUNTIME
N/A min
RELEASED
Mar 11, 2007
COUNTRY
US
LANGUAGE
EN
SPOKEN
English
BUDGET
N/A
REVENUE
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