Ashley Edner, Ben Kingsley, Frances Fisher
Massoud Amir Behrani is living a lie to fulfill a dream. Once a member of the Shah of Iran's elite inner circle, he has brought his family to America to build a new life. Despite a pretense of continu...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 30, 2004
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Flixster Reviews (2,158)
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May 20, 2009Tragic, profound, and incredibly moving. Engrossing and terrifying all at the same time. Definitely forces you to think and feel--which is all a filmmaker can try for.
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March 20, 2009Esmail: "Why did that man say we would be deported?
Behrani: I do not know. But we are American citizens. We own this house. They can do nothing to us now.
Esmail: I feel bad for that lady, bawbaw-jahn.
Behrani: The woman's house was taken from her because...( read more) -
August 8, 2008Extremely powerful drama where the ending leaves you with this terrible knot in the bottom of your stomach, its the only way I can describe it, intense to say the least.
The two leads; Sir Ben Kingsley and Jennifer Connelly are just exceptional and their performances are beyond w...( read more) -
July 11, 2008I got so tired in this movie, although I do love both the actors starring.
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November 21, 2009This mystery thriller was well performed by the actors to say the least.
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October 5, 2009Ben Kingsley is superb in the movie, he dominates the screen as an Iranian colonel trying to maintain order in his life in America. Connelly was pretty impressive too even though I don t quite like her character in this film. Portrayed here as a depressed weakling and I couldnt m...( read more)
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September 18, 2009Amazing contemporary drama and very well executed. Depressing, engaging and powerful, but in some aspects, very true.
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August 29, 2009Beautiful. There are few films that depend so much on acting as HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG does. It Made me think. whats important and whats not. we need to realize that before its too late.
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August 26, 2009A poignant, sad movie that can pull you in different ways. A man that just wants to keep his house.... Good acting all round.
Critic Reviews
May 4, 2005
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness
December 26, 2003
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
House of Sand and Fog doesn't deliver on the gut level of contest, and neither does it offer any other terms in which it does deliver for the audience. full review
December 26, 2003
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Like great fiction, House of Sand and Fog sees into the hearts of its characters, and loves and pities them. full review
December 26, 2003
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
The actors' focused, careful work keeps us mesmerized as the drama builds. full review
December 26, 2003
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
This is an unforgettable portrait of decent, well-meaning, conflicted people moved to frustration, helplessness and grief. full review
December 25, 2003
David Edelstein, Slate
An alarmingly resonant piece of work, and there is much in it to brood on. It's also one of the most unpleasant experiences I've had at a film in ages. full review
December 23, 2003
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Before it runs off course into excess, this brilliantly acted film version of the 1999 novel by Andre Dubus III moves with a stabbing urgency. full review
December 18, 2003
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Vadim Perelman's impressively self-assured directing debut harvests the terror and grandeur of classical tragedy from the everyday sorrows of contemporary American life. full review
December 16, 2003
Edward Havens, FilmJerk.com
An important indictment against intolerance of all kinds, and an exceptional work whose very subject will likely scare off the very audiences who need to see it the most. full review
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