An emotionally broken woman, Kathy, suddenly finds herself homeless after her house is wrongly repossessed and auctioned. Seeking respite from his marriage, Lester, a lustful but sympathetic sheriff’s deputy comes to the aid of Kathy and becomes intimately involved in her situation. Soon, Behrani, a proud emigrant Iranian and his family move into the house only to find their new lives burdened by harassment from Lester and Kathy as they attempt to reclaim her former home. The once prosperous colonel denies Kathy’s pleas for he knows his recent purchase promises a profitable return and a better future for his adolescent son and extravagant wife. But latent consequences lie beneath Behrani’s well intentioned plan as Kathy’s emotions spiral out of control and her actions spark a tragic chain of events that will leave no resident unscathed in the House of Sand and Fog. –IMDb
"Drama extremo. Muitos clichês, mas uma história diferente, com final muito trágico." "An extreme drama, with lots of cliches, but it has a different story, with a very tragic ending."
This movie was impossible for me to enjoy. I hated all the main characters and especially Jennifer Connelly's. I also found the lives of the Iranian exiles to be damn depressing. It was slow to boot. A lot of people loved this film, but you'll know after 20 minutes or so whether you wanna continue watching it. If you have even the slightest hesitation, just do yourself a favor and hit the "stop" button.
an interesting film though I found it as a whole emotionally overwrought (and overly so). the film did not benefit from its overly moralistic tone nor the fact that I felt I did not get to know the characters as well as I'd hoped, they seemed more like characters than people. the cinematography is beautiful however and it is still a fascinating look into the effects of obsession and pridge
This is Jennifer Connolly at her best and coincidently her sexiest role yet
No insult to Naomi watts who is a great actress but as she always finds a way to good roles and always stays on top… read review