House of Sand and Fog Movie Review 2003

Kathy (Connolly) is a recovering alcoholic whose husband recently left her. Because of a bureaucratic mix-up, she finds her house has been auctioned off from beneath her to Colonel Massoud Behrani (Kingsley), a former Iranian officer desperate to live the American dream. What follows is the conflict and struggle between the two, neither of which are evil or wrong in their viewpoints. Superb acting all around, combined with an interesting story. Based on the best-selling novel by Andre Dubus III.

Distribution

DreamWorks SKG, 1000 Flower St., Glendale, CA 91201, Phone: (818)695-5000, Fax: (818)695-7775, URL: http://www.dreamworks.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 126 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Handyman Specials, Tragedy, Immigration, Family Ties

Screenplay

Vadim Perelman, Shawn Otto

Cast

Jennifer Connelly, Ben Kingsley, Ron Eldard, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Frances Fisher, Kim Dickens, Jonathan Ahdout, Navi Rawat, Carlos Gomez

Cinematography

Roger Deakins

Director

Vadim Perelman

Music

James Horner

Other

William B. Kaplan, Lisa Zeno Churgin, Drew Boughton, Hala Bahmet, Maia Javan

Producer

Michael London, Vadim Perelman, Cobalt Media Group, Dreamworks Pictures

Awards

Ind. Spirit 2004: Support. Actress (Aghdashloo); L.A. Film Critics 2003: Support. Actress (Aghdashloo); N.Y. Film Critics 2003: Support. Actress (Aghdashloo).