House of Sand and Fog
“Some dreams can't be shared.”
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
56 people
Jennifer Connelly
Kathy
Known for
A Beautiful Mind
Top Gun: Maverick
Vadim Perelman
screenplay
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Ben Kingsley
Behrani
Known for
Schindler's List
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Ron Eldard
Lester
Known for
Ghost Ship
Super 8
Frances Fisher
Connie Walsh
Known for
Titanic
Watchmen
Kim Dickens
Carol Burdon
Known for
Fear the Walking Dead
Gone Girl
Scott Peterson
script supervisor
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Nadi
Known for
The Expanse
The Penguin
Jonathan Ahdout
Esmail
Also in
24
American Gun
Navi Rawat
Soraya
Known for
Numb3rs
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Kia Jam
Ali
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Carlos Gómez
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Known for
Desperado
The Glades
Vadim Perelman Director · Shawn Lawrence Otto Screenplay Andre Dubus III Author
Worldwide gross $17M · Budget $16M · United States release December 19, 2003
Box office
Budget
$16,500,000
Worldwide gross
$16,942,795
Gross vs. budget
1.0×
Production
DreamWorks Pictures
Production
Cobalt Media Group
Production
Michael London Productions
Production
DreamWorks
Studio · Production
Bisgrove Entertainment
Production
United States · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian · Persian
Release dates
United States · December 19, 2003
Theatrical
Australia
February 12, 2004 · Theatrical
Czechia
July 15, 2004 · Theatrical
Germany
February 17, 2005 · Theatrical
Greece
January 23, 2004 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 16, 2004 · Digital
Italy
January 30, 2004 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 10, 2004 · Theatrical
January 25, 2005 · Physical · DVD
November 6, 2010 · TV · Nederland 2
Portugal
January 29, 2004 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 27, 2004 · Theatrical
September 23, 2004 · Physical · DVD
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