Sanky Panky

2007 1h 51m ES

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7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 51

Comedy

Synopsis

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In the Dominican Republic, Genaro works in a small family store and lives with his mother in a poor neighborhood. He is learning a few words in English and dreams of being a Sanky Panky to marry an American tourist to move to the USA with a VISA and have a better life. He calls his friend Giuseppe, who is a hotel manager in Bávaro, and applies for a job entertaining children but hoping to find a wealthy tourist. Genaro meets the beautiful Martha, who has come with her aunts Dorothy and Helen, to forget her fiancée after calling off her wedding. Genaro calls his best friends, Chelo and Carlitos, to go out with the aunts and experience it alone with Martha. Martha only speaks English and Genaro only knows a few words of English, but everything goes as planned until Martha's boyfriend arrives at the resort and complicates everything.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Fausto Mata
Genaro
Zdenka Kalina
Martha
Tony Pascual
Chelo
Aquiles Correa
Carlitos
Massimo Borghetti
Giuseppe
Nurin Sanlley
Dorothy
Patricia Banks
Helen
Romeo Santos
Himself

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: José Enrique Pintor
Writers: José Enrique Pintor, Juan Manuel Tejeda
Languages: English, Italian, Spanish
Countries: Dominican Republic

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Italian, Spanish.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Sanky Panky Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by José Enrique Pintor, shot by Elias Acosta. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Lenny Borrello shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Fausto Mata and Zdenka Kalina and Tony Pascual carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0954348 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

José Enrique Pintor directs. Elias Acosta behind the camera. Lenny Borrello cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Dominican Republic. Dialogue in English, Italian, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 19 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Italian, Spanish.
4Part of the "Sanky Panky Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by José Enrique Pintor, shot by Elias Acosta. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Lenny Borrello shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Fausto Mata and Zdenka Kalina and Tony Pascual carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0954348 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 51 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.