House of Sand and Fog
IMDB Rating: 7.70, 15956 votes
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Taglines
- Some dreams can't be shared.
Storyline
Massoud Amir Behrani, an Iranian immigrant, has spent most of his savings trying to enhance his daughter's chances of a good marriage. Once she is married, he spends the remaining funds on a house at an auction, unwittingly putting himself and his family in the middle of a legal tussle with the house's former owner. What begins as a legal struggle turns into a personal confrontation, with tragic results.
Actors
| Kathy | Jennifer Connelly |
| Behrani | Ben Kingsley |
| Lester | Ron Eldard |
| Connie Walsh | Frances Fisher |
| Carol Burdon | Kim Dickens |
| Nadi | Shohreh Aghdashloo |
| Esmail | Jonathan Ahdout |
| Soraya | Navi Rawat |
| Lt. Alvarez | Carlos Gómez |
| Ali | Kia Jam |
| Yasmin | Jaleh Modjallal |
| Little Soraya | Samira Damavandi |
| Little Esmail | Matthew Simonian |
| Wedding Guest | Namrata Singh Gujral |
| Wedding Guest | Al Faris |
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Posted in: 2003, Drama, High IMDB rating
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