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HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG

R, Released Dec 26, 2003, 2h 6m, Drama List
74% Tomatometer 183 Reviews 83% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings
Reformed drug addict Kathy Nicolo (Jennifer Connelly) has her California coast
house, which she inherited from her father, taken away by the county due to a
misunderstanding about back taxes. The place is bought by Iranian immigrant
Massoud Amir Behrani (Ben Kingsley), who intends to fix it up and sell it in
order to provide a better life for his wife (Shohreh Aghdashloo) and son
(Jonathan Ahdout). However, Kathy, desperate to get the house back, begins
harassing Behrani so he will return it. Read More Read Less
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Antonia Quirke London Evening Standard While the book reads as tragedy, the film
feels like melodrama, and really hasn't the guts for Connolly's natural spirit
and warmth, or Kingsley's beautiful canniness. They both feel completely
throttled, done in by the film's over-calculated heaviness. Dec 20, 2017 Full
Review Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online ... it recaptured my attention with
the pitch-perfect performances of both Ben Kingsley and Shohreh Aghdashloo.
Rated: B+ •  Sep 12, 2017 Full Review Nell Minow Common Sense Media Serious and
thoughtful; for mature teens+. Rated: 4/5 •  Dec 24, 2010 Full Review David
Walsh World Socialist Web Site The intuition that violent, terrible acts flow
inexorably in part from Americans' unawareness and incomprehension of the
simplest facts of their own lives is undeniably true. Feb 15, 2021 Full Review
Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com A lack of empathetic characters cripples this
poorly paced but well acted drama about an Iranian family who purchase a
city-auctioned bungalow in Northern California after its former tenant has been
unjustly evicted. Rated: C •  May 9, 2009 Full Review Urban Cinefile Critics
Urban Cinefile A fiercely powerful and melancholy tale about dreams, aspirations
and belonging, House of Sand and Fog is a marvellous adaptation. Oct 18, 2008
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Alan W It's a very moving film. Watching how one event leads tragically to the
next, like dominoes falling. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/23/24
Full Review Jelisije J One of the most tragic mature modern movies that you will
ever see and its absolutly a must watch.......sad to say I can never recommend
this film to be watch over and over again for entertainment value. Rated 4/5
Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/02/24 Full Review Todd M What kind of person
would give this film one star? People suck. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5
stars 12/28/23 Full Review donnie m i'm only half way through this and it's good
in places but the actress who is losing her house seems like she's trying to be
Demi Moore and it's very distracting....and WORST acting and lines ever for the
so called deputy Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/22/23 Full Review
Tamara K Unfortunately Ben Kingsley was so good in the role that my total hatred
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Synopsis Reformed drug addict Kathy Nicolo (Jennifer Connelly) has her
California coast house, which she inherited from her father, taken away by the
county due to a misunderstanding about back taxes. The place is bought by
Iranian immigrant Massoud Amir Behrani (Ben Kingsley), who intends to fix it up
and sell it in order to provide a better life for his wife (Shohreh Aghdashloo)
and son (Jonathan Ahdout). However, Kathy, desperate to get the house back,
begins harassing Behrani so he will return it.
Director Vadim Perelman
Producer Michael London
Screenwriter Vadim Perelman, Shawn Otto, Andre Dubus
Distributor DreamWorks SKG, Miramax Films
Production Co DreamWorks SKG, Bisgrove Entertainment, Cobalt Media Group
Rating R (Language|Disturbing Images|Scene of Sexuality|Violence)
Genre Drama
Original Language English
Release Date (Theaters) Dec 26, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming) May 14, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA) $13.0M
Runtime 2h 6m
Sound Mix Surround
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