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Sand Dollars

Original title: Dólares de arena
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 24m
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5.9/10
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Geraldine Chaplin, Yanmarco King Encarnación, Yanet Mojica, Ricardo Ariel Toribio, Ramón Cordero, Bernard Bizel, Hoyt Rogers, and Maria Gabriella Bonetti in Sand Dollars (2014)
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An older European woman becomes enchanted with a young Dominican woman who must struggle to make ends meet. Love brings a flow of entanglements in a drama which unfolds like palm trees in an... Read allAn older European woman becomes enchanted with a young Dominican woman who must struggle to make ends meet. Love brings a flow of entanglements in a drama which unfolds like palm trees in an irresistible storm.An older European woman becomes enchanted with a young Dominican woman who must struggle to make ends meet. Love brings a flow of entanglements in a drama which unfolds like palm trees in an irresistible storm.

  • Directors
    • Israel Cárdenas
    • Laura Amelia Guzmán
  • Writers
    • Israel Cárdenas
    • Laura Amelia Guzmán
    • Jean-Noël Pancrazi
  • Stars
    • Geraldine Chaplin
    • Yanet Mojica
    • Ricardo Ariel Toribio
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    533
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Israel Cárdenas
      • Laura Amelia Guzmán
    • Writers
      • Israel Cárdenas
      • Laura Amelia Guzmán
      • Jean-Noël Pancrazi
    • Stars
      • Geraldine Chaplin
      • Yanet Mojica
      • Ricardo Ariel Toribio
    • 3User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 10 nominations

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    Geraldine Chaplin
    Geraldine Chaplin
    • Anne
    Yanet Mojica
    • Noeli
    Ricardo Ariel Toribio
    • Yeremi
    Bernard Bizel
    • The Frenchman
    Maria Gabriella Bonetti
    • Goya
    Ramón Cordero
    • Lead Singer
    Yanmarco King Encarnación
    Hoyt Rogers
    • Thomas
    • Directors
      • Israel Cárdenas
      • Laura Amelia Guzmán
    • Writers
      • Israel Cárdenas
      • Laura Amelia Guzmán
      • Jean-Noël Pancrazi
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    • Trivia
      Yanet Mojica had never acted before being scouted to work on the film.
    • Connections
      Followed by Noelí en Los Países (2016)

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    8/10
    Sand Dollars (Laura Amelia Guzman and Israel Cárdenas).
    Dominican Republic is a wonderful country full of contrasts. In one hand, we have a little piece of Paradise called Samaná, a place where you feel like in Heaven with the most beautiful beaches in the world. In the other, our people live in poverty and, sometimes, they have to do anything to survive. Samaná is the natural scenery of "Sand Dollars", fourth film of the real-life couple, Laura Amelia Guzmán and Israel Cárdenas, based freely on the homonymous novel by Jean-Noél Pancrazi. In this tropical Shangri La, young people sell their bodies to foreigners who buy with dollars the illusion of love in the permanent orgy of tobacco, rum and sex disguise of tenderness and with a soundtrack of authentic 'bachatas'. In the Neo-realism cinema tradition, the directors recruit talents without any experience in movies, like Yanet Mojica and Ricardo Ariel Toribio. Together, is Geraldine Chaplin, a heavyweight name, who gives one of the most brave and fearless role in years. "Sand Dollars", easily is the best Dominican movie of 2014. A must see.
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    • josedlaura
    • Nov 25, 2014

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    • Release date
      • November 6, 2015 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Dominican Republic
      • Mexico
      • Argentina
    • Official site
      • Sand Dollars on Fearless
    • Languages
      • Spanish
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Dolari de nisip
    • Production companies
      • Aurora Dominicana
      • Canana Films
      • Rei Cine
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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