House of Sand and Fog (2003)
- Starring:
- Jennifer Connelly, Ben Kingsley, (more)
- Director(s):
- Vadim Perelman
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Drama
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Russian filmmaker Vadim Perelman makes his feature-film debut with the psychological drama House of Sand and Fog, based on the novel by Andre Dubus III. Ben Kingsley plays Massoud Amir Behrani, an Iranian immigrant living the United States. Even though he was a high-ranking official in Iran, he works several menial jobs in order to provide his wife, Nadi (Shohreh Aghdashloo), and his son, Esmail (Jonathan Ahdout), with an apartment in California. He buys a California bungalow, thinking he can fix it up, sell it again, and make enough money to send Esmail to college. However, the house is the legal property of former drug addict Kathy (Jennifer Connelly). 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 (Frances Fisher) and befriends a police officer (Ron Eldard). Neither Kathy nor Behrani have broken the law, so they find themselves involved in a difficult moral dilemma. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 126 mins
Complete Cast:
- Jennifer Connelly - Kathy Nicolo
- Ron Eldard - Lester Burdon
- Jonathan Ahdout - Esmail Behrani
- Kim Dickens - Carol Burdon
- Carlos Gomez - Lt. Alvarez
- Ben Kingsley - Massoud Amir Behrani
- Shohreh Aghdashloo - Nadi Behrani
- Frances Fisher - Connie Walsh
- Navi Rawat - Soraya Behrani
- Namrata Gujral-Cooper - Wedding Guest
- Director(s):
- Vadim Perelman
- Writer(s):
- Vadim Perelman, Shawn Otto
- Producer(s):
- Vadim Perelman, Michael London
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Sexual Situations, Not For Children, Profanity, Adult Situations, Violence)
- Categories:
- Drama
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- 2003 - House of Sand and Fog - Independent Spirit Awards - Best Supporting Actress
- 2003 - House of Sand and Fog - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Supporting Actress
- 2003 - House of Sand and Fog - National Board of Review - Best Directorial Debut
- 2003 - House of Sand and Fog - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Supporting Actress
