There is a huge gulf between the rich tourists in their expensive hotels on the coast of the Dominican Republic and the poor local population, who can only dream of such luxury. Nevertheless, it seems that the older lady Anne (veteran Geraldine Chaplin) and the young Dominican woman Noéli have managed to bridge this gulf: they have been in a close relationship for three years.
But how equal is this partnership? How much is determined by love, and how much by economic motives? Noéli asks Anne for money a lot. Money she of course desperately needs. Will she really go to Paris with her?
Sand Dollars is a delicate examination of a relationship full of conflicting desires, deception and unexpressed expectations - built, in spite of everything, on mutual respect. A self-assured, intimate drama presenting two strong women, and lovingly and painstakingly revealing their weaknesses.
- Directors
- Laura Amelia Guzmán Conde, Israel Cárdenas Ramírez
- Countries of production
- Dominican Republic, Mexico, Argentina
- Year
- 2014
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2015
- Length
- 85'
- Medium
- DCP
- Original title
- Dólares de arena
- Languages
- Spanish, French, English
- Producers
- Laura Amelia Guzmán Conde, Israel Cárdenas Ramírez, Pablo Cruz, Benjamín Domenech, Santiago Gallelli, Matias Roveda, Israel Cárdenas Ramírez
- Production Companies
- Aurora Dominicana, Canana Films, Rei Cine SRL
- Sales
- FiGa Films
- Screenplay
- Laura Amelia Guzmán, Israel Cárdenas
- Cinematography
- Israel Cárdenas, Jaime Guerra
- Editor
- Andrea Kleinman S.A.E/E.D.A
- Production Design
- Sylvia Conde
- Sound Design
- Alejandro De Icaza, Diego Gat, Raúl Locatelli
- Music
- Ramón Cordero, Edilio Paredes
- Website
- http://dolaresdearena.com