House of Sand and Fog

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House of Sand and Fog ★★★½ 2003 (R)

Kathy (Connolly) is a recovering alcoholic whose husband recently left her. Because of a bureaucratic mixup, 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. 126m/C VHS, DVD . US Jennifer Connelly, Ben Kingsley, Ron Eldard, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Frances Fisher, Kim Dickens, Jonathan Ahdout, Navi Rawat, Carlos Gomez; D: Vadim Perelman; W: Vadim Perelman, Shawn Otto; C: Roger Deakins; M: James Horner. Ind. Spirit ‘04: Support. Actress (Aghdashloo); L.A. Film Critics ‘03: Support. Actress (Aghdashloo); N.Y. Film Critics ‘03: Support. Actress (Aghdashloo).

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