Casa de Areia

May 13 2005 R 1h 55m
Drama

A woman is taken along with her mother in 1910 to a far-away desert by her husband, and after his passing, is forced to spend the next 59 years of her life hopelessly trying to escape it.

Plot

Áurea arrives at a town in the dunes of State of Maranhão, Brazil, in 1910, having for female company only her mother Maria. She is pregnant and wants a way out of that arid place. But leaving is difficult and, somehow, she still hopes to find happiness there. The film follows these two lives for three generations, including Áurea's daughter.

Written by

Elena Soarez, Luiz Carlos Barreto, Andrucha Waddington

Directed by

Andrucha Waddington

Production Countries

Brazil

Production Companies

Conspiração Filmes, Columbia TriStar Filmes do Brasil, Globo Filmes, Quanta Centro de Produções Cinematográficas, Lereby Produções, TeleImage

Languages

Português

Awards

12 wins & 43 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
3,499
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
70
Popularity
NA