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House of Sand and Fog (2003)

15 126 min  -  Drama  -   26 December 2003 (USA)
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An abandoned wife is evicted from her house and starts a tragic conflict with her home's new owners.

Director:

Vadim Perelman

Writers:

Andre Dubus III (novel), Vadim Perelman (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jennifer Connelly ...
Ben Kingsley ...
Ron Eldard ...
Frances Fisher ...
Kim Dickens ...
Shohreh Aghdashloo ...
Jonathan Ahdout ...
Navi Rawat ...
Carlos Gómez ...
Kia Jam ...
Ali
Jaleh Modjallal Jaleh Modjallal ...
Samira Damavandi ...
Matthew Simonian Matthew Simonian ...
Namrata Singh Gujral ...
Wedding Guest (as Namrata S. Gurjal-Cooper)
Nasser Faris ...
Wedding Guest (as Al Faris)
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Storyline

An emotionally broken woman, Kathy, suddenly finds herself homeless after her house is wrongly repossessed and auctioned. Seeking respite from his marriage, Lester, a lustful but 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 extravagant 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 Tiler Faisal  

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Plot Keywords:

House | Iranian | Auction | Fog | Home  | See more »

Taglines:

Some dreams can't be shared.

Genres:

Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence/disturbing images, language and a scene of sexuality See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Official Sites:

DreamWorks | Add/edit official sites  »

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Persian

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Casa de arena y niebla See more »

Filming Locations:

San Francisco, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$45,572 (USA) (21 December 2003) (2 Screens)

Gross:

$13,005,485 (USA) (28 March 2004)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

USA:  | Argentina:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

In 2009 Navi Rawat (Soroya) admitted that her wedding dress costume was so big and complicated to take on and off she had to have somebody hold it up for when she needed to use the bathroom. See more »

Goofs

Boom mic visible: There is a boom mic clearly visible in numerous scenes near the beginning of the movie - almost distracting, it is so visible, unless this has been corrected before DVD release. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Officer at End: Are you Kathy Nicolo?
Kathy: Yeah.
Officer at End: Is this your house?
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Connections

Featured in The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2004) See more »

Soundtracks

"Shokoufeh"
Written, Produced & Arranged by Elton Ahi
Lyrics by Hedieh
Performed by Andy featuring Shani See more »