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72% Critic Match
House of Sand and Fog
“Some dreams can't be shared.”
7.2 / 10• 2003• 2h 6m•R• English
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Jennifer Connelly
Kathy
Lead
Ben Kingsley
Behrani
Ron Eldard
Lester
Frances Fisher
Connie Walsh
Kim Dickens
Carol Burdon
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Nadi
Jonathan Ahdout
Esmail
Navi Rawat
Soraya
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Vadim Perelman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. House of Sand and Fog is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
