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House of Sand and Fog

  • 2003
  • R
  • 2h 6m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
74K
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Jennifer Connelly and Ben Kingsley in House of Sand and Fog (2003)
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TragedyCrimeDrama

An abandoned wife is evicted from her house and starts a tragic conflict with her house's new owners.An abandoned wife is evicted from her house and starts a tragic conflict with her house's new owners.An abandoned wife is evicted from her house and starts a tragic conflict with her house's new owners.

  • Director
    • Vadim Perelman
  • Writers
    • Andre Dubus III
    • Vadim Perelman
    • Shawn Lawrence Otto
  • Stars
    • Jennifer Connelly
    • Ben Kingsley
    • Ron Eldard
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    74K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Vadim Perelman
    • Writers
      • Andre Dubus III
      • Vadim Perelman
      • Shawn Lawrence Otto
    • Stars
      • Jennifer Connelly
      • Ben Kingsley
      • Ron Eldard
    • 526User reviews
    • 135Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 3 Oscars
      • 13 wins & 42 nominations total

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    Jennifer Connelly
    Jennifer Connelly
    • Kathy
    Ben Kingsley
    Ben Kingsley
    • Behrani
    Ron Eldard
    Ron Eldard
    • Lester
    Frances Fisher
    Frances Fisher
    • Connie Walsh
    Kim Dickens
    Kim Dickens
    • Carol Burdon
    Shohreh Aghdashloo
    Shohreh Aghdashloo
    • Nadi
    Jonathan Ahdout
    Jonathan Ahdout
    • Esmail
    Navi Rawat
    Navi Rawat
    • Soraya
    Carlos Gómez
    Carlos Gómez
    • Lt. Alvarez
    Kia Jam
    Kia Jam
    • Ali
    Jaleh Modjallal
    • Yasmin
    Samira Damavandi
    • Little Soraya
    Matthew Simonian
    • Little Esmail
    Namrata Singh Gujral
    Namrata Singh Gujral
    • Wedding Guest
    • (as Namrata S. Gurjal-Cooper)
    Nasser Faris
    Nasser Faris
    • Wedding Guest
    • (as Al Faris)
    Mark Chaet
    Mark Chaet
    • Wedding Guest
    Marco Rodríguez
    Marco Rodríguez
    • Mendez
    • (as Marco Rodriguez)
    Al Rodrigo
    Al Rodrigo
    • Torez
    • Director
      • Vadim Perelman
    • Writers
      • Andre Dubus III
      • Vadim Perelman
      • Shawn Lawrence Otto
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Author Andre Dubus III received more than one hundred offers from movie studios who wanted to make his book into a movie.
    • Goofs
      The county may have the right to attach property to satisfy a business tax lien, but the process is nothing like in the movie. First, the lien is bought by an investor who is paid interest from repayment of the lien or sale of the property. This usually takes many months or years. If the property is sold, the money remaining after the lien is paid goes to the property owner or estate - it is certainly not kept by the county.
    • Quotes

      Nadi: I am tired.

      Behrani: Soon we will return to the flowers of Isfahan... the mosques of Qom... and to the fine hotels of old Tehran. I have taken us so far off our course. But now it is time to return. It is time for us to go home, to our destiny.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King/Stuck on You/House of Sand and Fog (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Shokoufeh
      Written, Produced & Arranged by Elton Ahi
      Lyrics by Hedieh
      Performed by Andy featuring Shani

    User reviews526

    Featured review
    8/10

    Sad and realistic view of life

    Jennifer Connelly is terrific ! This is a very sad story of a woman left by her husband, and lost her home ... Life can throw some curveballs, and sometimes, a person could never really recover from such tragic events... sometimes I when I see some homeless people, I just can't help but wonder if something similar to this has happened to them. Truly sad... a movie that makes you re-think of yourself, family, and other people.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 9, 2004 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Persian
    • Also known as
      • Casa de arena y niebla
    • Filming locations
      • Pacifica, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Dreamworks Pictures
      • Cobalt Media Group
      • Bisgrove Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $16,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $13,040,288
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $45,572
      • Dec 21, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $16,763,804
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 6 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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