House of Sand and Fog

House of Sand and Fog

Some dreams can't be shared.

2003 en 126 minutes

Rating: 7.147

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.

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Cast

Jennifer Connelly

Jennifer Connelly

Kathy

Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley

Behrani

Ron Eldard

Ron Eldard

Lester

Frances Fisher

Frances Fisher

Connie Walsh

Kim Dickens

Kim Dickens

Carol Burdon

Shohreh Aghdashloo

Shohreh Aghdashloo

Nadi

Jonathan Ahdout

Jonathan Ahdout

Esmail

Navi Rawat

Navi Rawat

Soraya

Kia Jam

Kia Jam

Ali

Carlos Gómez

Carlos Gómez

Lt. Alvarez

Jaleh Modjallal

Jaleh Modjallal

Yasmin

Samira Damavandi

Samira Damavandi

Little Soraya

Matthew Simonian

Matthew Simonian

Little Esmail

Namrata Singh Gujral

Namrata Singh Gujral

Wedding Guest

Nasser Faris

Nasser Faris

Wedding Guest

Mark Chaet

Mark Chaet

Wedding Guest

Marco Rodríguez

Marco Rodríguez

Mendez

Al Rodrigo

Al Rodrigo

Torez

Aki Aleong

Aki Aleong

Tran

Joyce Kurtz

Joyce Kurtz

Kathy's Mom

Scott N. Stevens

Scott N. Stevens

County Official

Ken Kerman

Ken Kerman

Locksmith

Scott Kinworthy

Scott Kinworthy

Deputy Trainee

Tim Bendick

Tim Bendick

Hotel Security

Samuel Hart

Samuel Hart

Elevator Man

Jackie Ahdout

Jackie Ahdout

Elevator Woman

Spencer Garrett

Spencer Garrett

Auctioneer

Cooper Thornton

Cooper Thornton

Gary

Izabella St. James

Izabella St. James

Teenage Girl

Bonita Friedericy

Bonita Friedericy

Motel Manager

David Carrera

David Carrera

Carpenter

Michael Papajohn

Michael Papajohn

Carpenter

Joe Howard

Joe Howard

Appraiser

Aaron Frazier

Aaron Frazier

Courier

Dan Brinkle

Dan Brinkle

Husband Buyer

Yan Lin

Yan Lin

Wife Buyer

Andre Dubus III

Andre Dubus III

Myers

Max Jansen Weinstein

Max Jansen Weinstein

Nate

Ashley Edner

Ashley Edner

Bethany

Ray Abruzzo

Ray Abruzzo

Frank

Tom Reynolds

Tom Reynolds

Gas Station Worker

Matthew Waite

Matthew Waite

Arresting Officer

Pamela Shaddock

Pamela Shaddock

Nurse

Frank Gallegos

Frank Gallegos

Prison Guard

Karl Makinen

Karl Makinen

Officer at End

Zoran Radanovich

Zoran Radanovich

Sergei

Markus Baldwin

Markus Baldwin

Young Husband

Brian Reed Garvin

Brian Reed Garvin

Fat Man

Dennison Samaroo

Dennison Samaroo

Doctor

Elton Ahi

Elton Ahi

Wedding Singer

Shani Rigsbee

Shani Rigsbee

Wedding Singer

Andy Madadian

Andy Madadian

Wedding Singer

Leslie Yeransian

Leslie Yeransian

Bridesmaid (uncredited)

Jose Vasquez

Jose Vasquez

Arresting Officer

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