House of Sand and Fog

"Some dreams can't be shared."

Jan 9 2004 R 2h 6m
Crime, Drama

Behrani, an Iranian immigrant buys a California bungalow, thinking he can fix it up, sell it again, and make enough money to send his son to college. However, the house is the legal property of former drug addict Kathy. After losing the house in an unfair legal dispute with the county, she is left with nowhere to go. Wanting her house back, she hires a lawyer and befriends a police officer. Neither Kathy nor Behrani have broken the law, so they find themselves involved in a difficult moral dilemma.

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Plot

An emotionally broken woman, Kathy, suddenly finds herself homeless after her house is wrongly repossessed and auctioned. Seeking respite from his marriage, Lester, a sympathetic sheriff's deputy comes to the aid of Kathy and becomes intimately involved in her situation. Soon, Behrani, a proud emigrant Iranian and his family move into the house only to find their new lives burdened by harassment from Lester and Kathy as they attempt to reclaim her former home. The once prosperous colonel denies Kathy's pleas for he knows his recent purchase promises a profitable return and a better future for his adolescent son and his wife. But latent consequences lie beneath Behrani's well intentioned plan as Kathy's emotions spiral out of control and her actions spark a tragic chain of events that will leave no resident unscathed in the House of Sand and Fog.

Written by

Andre Dubus III, Vadim Perelman, Shawn Lawrence Otto

Directed by

Vadim Perelman

Cast

Jennifer Connelly, Ben Kingsley, Ron Eldard

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

DreamWorks Pictures, Cobalt Media Group, Bisgrove Entertainment

Languages

Italiano, English

Awards

Nominated for 3 Oscars. 13 wins & 42 nominations total

Trailers
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House of Sand and Fog Trailer (2021)
Scores
# of Votes
74,179
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
71
Popularity
NA