The Price of Sugar

2013 · 120 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 1,687 VOTES · DIR. Jean van de Velde

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Overview

A story about two half-sisters life in the eighteenth century Suriname. There is Lynda, a white colonial and slave owner, and her slave Mini-Mini's. While Lynda is slowly embittered by the hard life in the colony, Mini-Mini gets a chance at her own happiness. The question is, if she dares to seize that chance, as this happiness is at the expense of her mistress and half sister?

Dialogue Timeline — 1,099 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:55 I was small-small when misi Rachael asked me for job.
00:05:21 I'll call your baby Mini-Mini.
00:09:01 And the yield is dropping.
00:13:08 The frozen canals of Holland in the winter?
00:16:41 Oh my god, no!
00:20:28 We're 18, right?
00:24:26 Come on, Maisa. And don't forget to squeeze oranges.
00:28:34 More delicate. - Sure.
00:33:27 You can keep the bottle.
00:38:38 But when you come back, you'll be a free man, won't you?
00:43:49 Where is it?
00:51:08 Stop it, Maisa. They're not real sisters.
00:54:58 Let go. - Behave yourself. Behave.
01:01:40 "What is yours, stays yours."
01:06:16 But you're retiring, I understood.
01:10:43 Oh God, what have I done?
01:15:46 I realise you have to adjust. - I need a pied-a-terre in Paramaribo.
01:23:06 Hide, hurry.
01:27:31 You can massage my back.
01:32:57 How many? - Masra, may I not answer?
01:41:04 You stay here.
01:45:08 Yes, misi...
01:52:45 If you take what's yours, I'll take mine. - Let go of me. Let go of me.
02:01:11 I can't forgive you. You will have to do that yourself.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,099
Dialogue density9.2 lines / min
First line00:00:55
Final line02:01:11

Production Record

DirectorJean van de Velde
LanguageDutch
Budget$7,130,000
IMDb votes1,687