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Some dreams can't be shared. - House of Sand and Fog
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Title: House of Sand and Fog

Release Date: 19 Dec 2003

Runtime: 2h 6m

Genre: Drama

Director: DreamWorks Pictures, Cobalt Media Group, Michael London Productions

Production Companies: DreamWorks Pictures, Cobalt Media Group, Michael London Productions

Overview: 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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.2 (772 votes)

Cast

  • Kathy: Jennifer Connelly
  • Behrani: Ben Kingsley
  • Lester: Ron Eldard
  • Connie Walsh: Frances Fisher
  • Carol Burdon: Kim Dickens
  • Nadi: Shohreh Aghdashloo
  • Esmail: Jonathan Ahdout
  • Soraya: Navi Rawat
  • Ali: Kia Jam
  • Lt. Alvarez: Carlos Gómez
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