critiQs

Login Sign-up
House of Sand and Fog

House of Sand and Fog

# Some dreams can't be shared.
Drama
📜 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.
💵 Budget: USD 16,500,000
🌏 Languages Available: English , Italian , Persian
📆 Date Released: 2003-12-19
⌚ Running Time: 126 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.1

Beloved Cast

Jennifer Connelly original image
Kathy
Jennifer Connelly
Ben Kingsley original image
Behrani
Ben Kingsley
Ron Eldard original image
Lester
Ron Eldard
Frances Fisher original image
Connie Walsh
Frances Fisher
Kim Dickens original image
Carol Burdon
Kim Dickens
Shohreh Aghdashloo original image
Nadi
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Jonathan Ahdout original image
Esmail
Jonathan Ahdout
Navi Rawat original image
Soraya
Navi Rawat
Kia Jam original image
Ali
Kia Jam
Carlos Gómez original image
Lt. Alvarez
Carlos Gómez
Jaleh Modjallal original image
Yasmin
Jaleh Modjallal
Samira Damavandi original image
Little Soraya
Samira Damavandi
Matthew Simonian original image
Little Esmail
Matthew Simonian
Namrata Singh Gujral original image
Wedding Guest
Namrata Singh Gujral
Nasser Faris original image
Wedding Guest
Nasser Faris
Mark Chaet original image
Wedding Guest
Mark Chaet
Marco Rodríguez original image
Mendez
Marco Rodríguez
Al Rodrigo original image
Torez
Al Rodrigo
Aki Aleong original image
Tran
Aki Aleong
Joyce Kurtz original image
Kathy's Mom
Joyce Kurtz
Scott N. Stevens original image
County Official
Scott N. Stevens
Ken Kerman original image
Locksmith
Ken Kerman
Scott Kinworthy original image
Deputy Trainee
Scott Kinworthy
Tim Bendick original image
Hotel Security
Tim Bendick
Samuel Hart original image
Elevator Man
Samuel Hart
Jackie Ahdout original image
Elevator Woman
Jackie Ahdout
Spencer Garrett original image
Auctioneer
Spencer Garrett
Cooper Thornton original image
Gary
Cooper Thornton
Izabella St. James original image
Teenage Girl
Izabella St. James
Bonita Friedericy original image
Motel Manager
Bonita Friedericy
David Carrera original image
Carpenter
David Carrera
Michael Papajohn original image
Carpenter
Michael Papajohn
Joe Howard original image
Appraiser
Joe Howard
Aaron Frazier original image
Courier
Aaron Frazier
Dan Brinkle original image
Husband Buyer
Dan Brinkle
Yan Lin original image
Wife Buyer
Yan Lin
Andre Dubus III original image
Myers
Andre Dubus III
Max Jansen Weinstein original image
Nate
Max Jansen Weinstein
Ashley Edner original image
Bethany
Ashley Edner
Ray Abruzzo original image
Frank
Ray Abruzzo
Tom Reynolds original image
Gas Station Worker
Tom Reynolds
José Vásquez original image
Arresting Officer
José Vásquez
Matthew Waite original image
Arresting Officer
Matthew Waite
Pamela Shaddock original image
Nurse
Pamela Shaddock
Frank Gallegos original image
Prison Guard
Frank Gallegos
Karl Makinen original image
Officer at End
Karl Makinen
Zoran Radanovich original image
Sergei
Zoran Radanovich
Markus Baldwin original image
Young Husband
Markus Baldwin
Brian Reed Garvin original image
Fat Man
Brian Reed Garvin
Dennison Samaroo original image
Doctor
Dennison Samaroo
Elton Ahi original image
Wedding Singer
Elton Ahi
Shani Rigsbee original image
Wedding Singer
Shani Rigsbee
Andy Madadian original image
Wedding Singer
Andy Madadian
Leslie Yeransian original image
Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Leslie Yeransian

Similar Movies

7.3
Movie Name : Hamlet
Release Date : 🕔 2009-12-26
Average Rating: 7.3
Genres:
Duration :

overview : David Tennant stars in a film of the Royal Shakespeare Company's award-winning production of Shakespeare's great play. Director Gregory Doran's …

10.0
Movie Name : A Luz Crua da Realidade
Release Date : 🕔 2017-03-01
Average Rating: 10.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview :

6.2
Movie Name : Hammett
Release Date : 🕔 1982-06-09
Average Rating: 6.2
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Chinatown, San Francisco, 1928. Former private detective Dashiell Hammett, a compulsive drinker with tuberculosis who writes pulp fiction for a …

5.7
Movie Name : Emanuelle Around the World
Release Date : 🕔 1977-09-16
Average Rating: 5.7
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Intrepid photojournalist Emanuelle arrives in San Francisco, where she briefly meets up with fellow journalist -- and fellow feminist -- …

5.9
Movie Name : 4 Minute Mile
Release Date : 🕔 2014-06-05
Average Rating: 5.9
Genres:
Duration :

overview : A teenager overcomes odds to run a 4-minute mile race.

0.0
Movie Name : The Hole
Release Date : 🕔
Average Rating: 0.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview : A boy is near incapable of being decisive and in return is stuck inside a hole for his whole life

6.1
Movie Name : Last Days in Havana
Release Date : 🕔 2016-12-11
Average Rating: 6.1
Genres:
Duration :

overview : The story of a friendship in a city on the verge of substantial change. Miguel dreams of settling in New …

6.4
Movie Name : Mockingbird Don't Sing
Release Date : 🕔 2001-05-04
Average Rating: 6.4
Genres:
Duration :

overview : The tragic true story of one of the worst cases of child abuse ever documented (in which a girl was …

4.9
Movie Name : Prey for Rock & Roll
Release Date : 🕔 2003-09-26
Average Rating: 4.9
Genres:
Duration :

overview : In late 1980s Los Angeles, Jacki and her all-girl punk rock band, Clam Dandy, are trying to make it big. …

4.7
Movie Name : Sacrifice
Release Date : 🕔 2015-10-16
Average Rating: 4.7
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Four teenagers from a small Texas town come face-to-face with their own consciences after a tragic accident.

8.2
Movie Name : The Bright Day
Release Date : 🕔 2013-11-23
Average Rating: 8.2
Genres:
Duration :

overview : THE BRIGHT DAY weaves a story that has its roots in the complexity of Iran’s draconian laws governing capital punishment. …

0.0
Movie Name : If Only
Release Date : 🕔 2024-02-02
Average Rating: 0.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview : On a rainy afternoon, Martha discovers an old Polaroid in her bedroom. She then spends the whole afternoon conversing with …

7.0
Movie Name : Unmasked
Release Date : 🕔 2018-05-07
Average Rating: 7.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview : A Muslim woman wears a mandatory hijab in public while secretly unveiling her true self in acting class. When her …

6.0
Movie Name : Another 48 Hrs.
Release Date : 🕔 1990-06-08
Average Rating: 6.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview : For the past four years, San Francisco cop Jack Cates has been after an unidentified drug kingpin who calls himself …

3.0
Movie Name : The Wanderings of Ivan
Release Date : 🕔 2018-05-04
Average Rating: 3.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview : During a beautiful summer, Ivan, a young Russian arriving in Paris, lives in extreme precariousness. He settled in a small …

7.2
Movie Name : Milk
Release Date : 🕔 2008-11-05
Average Rating: 7.2
Genres:
Duration :

overview : The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in …

6.8
Movie Name : Heaven's Gate
Release Date : 🕔 1980-11-19
Average Rating: 6.8
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Harvard graduate James Averill is the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyo., when a battle erupts between the area's poverty-stricken …

6.7
Movie Name : Waitress
Release Date : 🕔 2007-05-25
Average Rating: 6.7
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Jenna is a pregnant, unhappily married waitress in the deep south. She meets a newcomer to her town and falls …

Comments (0)