From the acclaimed directorial duo of Laura Amelia Guzmán and Israel Cárdenas (Jean Gentil), comes this “enchanting and thoughtful” (Hollywood Reporter) romance, an older European woman becomes captivated with a young Dominican woman struggling to make ends meet. Every afternoon Noelí (played by Yanet Mojica), goes to the beaches at Las Terrenas with her boyfriend to look for ways to make a living at the expense of one of the many tourists that wander the beach.
As people parade through her life, Noelí has a steady client; Anne (played by legendary film actress Geraldine Chaplin), a mature French woman who, as time goes by, has found an ideal refuge on the island to spend her last years. When Noeli’s boyfriend feigns to be her brother, he outlines a plan in which Noelí travels to Paris with the old lady and sends him money every month. For Noelí, the relationship with Anne is one of convenience, but the feelings become more intense as the departure date closes in.
SAND DOLARS / DÓLARES DE ARENA
A film by Laura Amelia Guzmán and Israel Cárdenas
(Dominican Republic/Argentina/México, 2014, 80 min. In English, Spanish and French with English subtitles)
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