Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Fernanda Montenegro
Dona Maria / Áurea (1942-1969) / Maria (1969)
Lead
Fernanda Torres
Áurea (1910-1919) / Maria (1942)
Ruy Guerra
Vasco de Sá
Seu Jorge
Massu (1910-1919)
Luiz Melodia
Massu (1942)
Enrique Díaz
Luiz (1919)
Stênio Garcia
Luiz (1942)
Emiliano Queiroz
Chico do Sal
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Andrucha Waddington's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The House of Sand is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
