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House of Sand and Fog is a american film of genre Drama directed by Vadim Perelman released in USA on 19 december 2003 with Jennifer Connelly

House of Sand and Fog (2003)

House of Sand and Fog
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Released in USA 19 december 2003
Length 2h6
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Rating74% 3.747863.747863.747863.747863.74786

House of Sand and Fog is a 2003 American drama film directed by Vadim Perelman. The screenplay by Perelman and Shawn Lawrence Otto is based on the novel of the same name by Andre Dubus III.

The story concerns the battle between a young woman and an immigrant Iranian family over the ownership of a house in Northern California, which ultimately leads to the destruction of four lives. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards, Best Actor (Ben Kingsley), Best Supporting Actress (Shohreh Aghdashloo), and Best Original Score (James Horner).

Synopsis

Abandoned by her husband, recovering drug addict Kathy Nicolo, living alone in a small house near San Francisco Bay Area, ignores eviction notices erroneously sent to her for nonpayment of county taxes. Assuming the misunderstanding was cleared up months ago, she is surprised when Sheriff's Deputy Lester Burdon arrives to forcibly evict her. Telling Kathy that her home is to be auctioned off, Burdon feels sympathy for her, helps her move out and advises her to seek legal assistance to regain her house.

Actors

Jennifer Connelly

(Kathy)Ben Kingsley

(Behrani)Shohreh Aghdashloo

(Nadi)Ron Eldard

(Lester)Frances Fisher

(Connie Walsh)
And :
Kim Dickens
Jonathan Ahdout
Navi Rawat
Carlos Gómez
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