Sand Dollars

2014

1h 24m

Drama

Romance

LGBTQ+

List

94%

16 Reviews

Tomatometer

46%

100+ Ratings

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An opportunistic young woman (Yanet Mojica) becomes involved with a wealthy matriarch (Geraldine Chaplin).

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Not sure why the critics liked it so much. The film is interesting just by the beauty of the girl. Very good looking. The story is rather simple. Just a question of feeling the pain. Oh the pain of it all...

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/24/16

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Not sure why the critics liked it so much. The film is interesting just by the beauty of the girl. Very good looking. The story is rather simple. Just a question of feeling the pain. Oh the pain of it all...

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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An elliptical film about a troubled romance, that really inserts itself in the subconscious through its subdued cinematography and fractured-yet-coheseive narrative.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Guzmán and Cárdenas present this tropical island as both Anne's romantic refuge and Noelí's exploitative landscape, a beautiful, enchanting -- and realistic -- Eden where snakes are merely snakes.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Geraldine Chaplin delivers such a powerful and touching performance, not ashamed of showing her age and vulnerability, but the film, though appropriately raw and realistic, lacks in depth and doesn't explore so well its themes and what it wants to say to become memorable.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Laura Amelia Guzmán

Director

Israel Cárdenas

Director

Geraldine Chaplin

Anne

Yanet Mojica

Noeli

Ricardo Ariel Toribio

Yeremi

Hoyt Rogers

Thomas

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Katie Walsh

Los Angeles Times

Co-directed by husband-and-wife filmmaking team Israel Crdenas and Laura Amelia Guzmn, Sand Dollars has an assured, light touch.

Nov 18, 2015

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Serena Donadoni

Village Voice

Guzmn and Crdenas present this tropical island as both Anne's romantic refuge and Noel's exploitative landscape, a beautiful, enchanting -- and realistic -- Eden where snakes are merely snakes.

Nov 9, 2015

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Stephen Holden

New York Times

Ms. Chaplin, in one of her most touching screen performances, imbues Anne with a world-weary melancholy that makes your heart sink.

Nov 5, 2015

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Hugo Lara

Correcámara

Shot solemnly, the film feels a little cold and distant. However, among other things, it's worst seeing just to enjoy the view, the culture and the music the Dominican Republic has offer. [Full review in Spanish]

May 5, 2016

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

Gently moving with raw performances by Geraldine Chaplin and Yanet Mojica and a quietly powerful and haunting ending that compensate for lack of depth in the screenplay.

Rated: 7/10

Nov 5, 2015

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Amber Wilkinson

Eye for Film

This is a film filled with longing that, appropriately, leaves us yearning for more.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 3, 2015

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Synopsis

An opportunistic young woman (Yanet Mojica) becomes involved with a wealthy matriarch (Geraldine Chaplin).

Director: Laura Amelia Guzmán, Israel Cárdenas
Screenwriter: Laura Amelia Guzmán, Israel Cárdenas
Genre: Drama, Romance, LGBTQ+
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 23, 2016
Runtime: 1h 24m

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