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House of Sand and Fog

2003, Movie, 2h 6min

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.

Country: United States,United Kingdom

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Reviews

Critic Angie Errigo

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Demanding, provoking and painfully slow. The single most compelling reason for seeing it is the magnificent performance from Kingsley, who deserves every prize on the books.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Marrit Ingman

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A star vehicle with a studio pedigree that is stubbornly uncommercial, emotionally raw, and hard to classify.

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle

Critic Jesper Vestergaard

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...et klart og tilgængeligt drama, der først og fremmest lader sine karakterer og deres problemstillinger spilles helt ud

Read full review at Cinemazone

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House of Sand and Fog is a dramatic movie about two people, Kathy and Massoud, who are caught in a legal and personal conflict over a house. Kathy, a recovering drug addict, has been evicted from her home due to a misunderstanding, and Massoud, an Iranian immigrant, has bought the house at an auction. Kathy wants her house back, but Massoud is unwilling to sell it, as he has already spent money on improving it. The conflict escalates, with both parties determined to win, and it turns into a personal confrontation that has tragic consequences. The movie stars Jennifer Connelly and Ben Kingsley and is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Andre Dubus III.

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