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The House of Sand

The House of Sand

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Drama
📜 Overview: A woman is taken along with her mother in 1910 to a far-away desert by her husband, and after his passing, is forced to spend the next 59 years of her life hopelessly trying to escape it.
🌏 Languages Available: Portuguese
📆 Date Released: 2005-05-13
⌚ Running Time: 115 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.8

Beloved Cast

Fernanda Montenegro original image
Dona Maria / Áurea (1942-1969) / Maria (1969)
Fernanda Montenegro
Fernanda Torres original image
Áurea (1910-1919) / Maria (1942)
Fernanda Torres
Ruy Guerra original image
Vasco de Sá
Ruy Guerra
Seu Jorge original image
Massu (1910-1919)
Seu Jorge
Luiz Melodia original image
Massu (1942)
Luiz Melodia
Enrique Díaz original image
Luiz (1919)
Enrique Díaz
Stênio Garcia original image
Luiz (1942)
Stênio Garcia
Emiliano Queiroz original image
Chico do Sal
Emiliano Queiroz
João Acaiabe original image
Pai de Massu
João Acaiabe
Camilla Facundes original image
Maria (1919)
Camilla Facundes
Haroldo Costa original image
Capataz
Haroldo Costa
Jorge Mautner original image
Cientista
Jorge Mautner
Nelson Jacobina original image
Cientista
Nelson Jacobina
Zumbi Bahia original image
Carregador Vasco 1
Zumbi Bahia
Urias de Oliveira Filho original image
Carregador Vasco 2
Urias de Oliveira Filho
Carlos Henrique Nascimento original image
Pescador Entreposto
Carlos Henrique Nascimento
Jefferson de Almeida Barbosa original image
Mirinho (1919)
Jefferson de Almeida Barbosa
Wadson Martins original image
Mirinho (1942)
Wadson Martins
Guilherme Júnior original image
Pescador Fogueira
Guilherme Júnior

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