House of Sand and Fog

Overview

Behrani, an Iranian immigrant buys a California bungalow, thinking he can fix it up, sell it again, and make enough money to send his son to college. However, the house is the legal property of former drug addict Kathy. 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 and befriends a police officer. Neither Kathy nor Behrani have broken the law, so they find themselves involved in a difficult moral dilemma.

Cast

Jennifer Connelly

Kathy

Ben Kingsley

Behrani

Ron Eldard

Lester

Frances Fisher

Connie Walsh

Kim Dickens

Carol Burdon

Shohreh Aghdashloo

Nadi

Jonathan Ahdout

Esmail

Navi Rawat

Soraya

Kia Jam

Ali

Carlos Gómez

Lt. Alvarez

N/A

Jaleh Modjallal

Yasmin

N/A

Samira Damavandi

Little Soraya