House of Sand and Fog

Plot

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.

About House of Sand and Fog

House of Sand and Fog is a 2003 drama film directed by Vadim Perelman. The screenplay by Perelman and Shawn Lawrence Otto is based on the 1999 novel by Andre Dubus III. It stars Jennifer Connelly and Ben Kingsley, with Ron Eldard, Frances Fisher, and Kim Dickens in supporting roles. The story concerns the battle between a former drug addict and an immigrant-American Iranian family over the ownership of a house in Northern California, which ultimately leads to the destruction of five lives. House of Sand and Fog was released by DreamWorks Pictures in the United States on December 19, 2003, and by Miramax Films (through Buena Vista International) in the United Kingdom on February 27, 2004, receiving positive reviews from critics while grossing $16.9 million against a $16.5 million budget. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Actor (Kingsley), Best Supporting Actress (Shohreh Aghdashloo), and Best Original Score (James Horner).

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