Jennifer Connelly, Ben Kingsley/House of Sand n fog

Aw, the power and ripple effects of greed... Oh yeah, and $174,000 for that house near the beach?

Seen this movie more than once. Hesitate as Kathy (Jennifer Connelly) got mail, didn't open it, ignored it, and lost the house. Her irresponsibility started the irresponsible actions she instigated. Entitled, manipulative, selfish. The harassment was painful to watch. Her intrusion into their lives, I thought, was pure selfishness. I felt absolutely no sympathy for Kathy. The ending was gut-wrenching and heartbreaking. I cried. I was then filled with anger, as Kathy's actions led to the deaths of three souls.

A lot of stupidity. That cob should not be a cop. He belongs in jail. Lawyers should straighten things out, and whoever is at fault should pay the price.

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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 in 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.

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YouTube Movies & TV

194M subscribers

Release date

2003

Running time

2:08:40

Audio

English

Subtitle

English [CC]

Actors

Jennifer ConnellyBen KingsleyRon EldardFrances FisherKim DickensJonathan AhdoutShohreh Aghdashloo

Director

Vadim Perelman

Producers

Shawn OttoMichael LondonVadim Perelman

Writers

Shawn OttoVadim PerelmanShawn Lawrence Otto

Genres

Drama

Provider

Paramount

Rating

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@mudpuddle8805 Ben Kingsley is one of my favorite actors. I love all of his movies. He has been in so many of them, and in every one, he truly became who he was portraying. He also embodies a grounded person in real life. I saw him get up on stage at a punk rock concert at a small club and sing with the band for a few songs!

10 days ago

If you are having a good day and want to just ruin it, watch this movie. Bad decisions lead to a horrible ending, the end.

@rhondawhite5202

3 days ago

Isn't that the truth.

@KB-cv6eq

17 hours ago

@markr.devereux3385

6 hours ago

7.5/10, that's a big rating on IMDb