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Sand Dollars

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An opportunistic young woman (Yanet Mojica) becomes involved with a wealthy matriarch (Geraldine Chaplin).
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Katie Walsh Los Angeles Times Nov 18, 2015
Co-directed by husband-and-wife filmmaking team Israel Crdenas and Laura Amelia Guzmn, Sand Dollars has an assured, light touch. Go to Full Review Serena Donadoni Village Voice Nov 9, 2015
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. Go to Full Review Stephen Holden New York Times Nov 5, 2015
Ms. Chaplin, in one of her most touching screen performances, imbues Anne with a world-weary melancholy that makes your heart sink. Go to Full Review Hugo Lara Correcámara May 5, 2016
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] Go to Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru Nov 5, 2015
7/10
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Sep 24, 2016 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... See more Feb 15, 2016 An elliptical film about a troubled romance, that really inserts itself in the subconscious through its subdued cinematography and fractured-yet-coheseive narrative. See more Feb 1, 2016 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. See more Read all reviews
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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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Movie Info

Synopsis An opportunistic young woman (Yanet Mojica) becomes involved with a wealthy matriarch (Geraldine Chaplin).
Director
Laura Amelia Guzmán, Israel Cárdenas
Producer
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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