In the current political climate, it's required viewing. We all need to think about tolerance and how, like sand, it can slip through our fingers.
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12/26/03
House of Sand and Fog (2003)
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Reviews Counted:166
Fresh:125
Rotten:41
Average Rating:7.1/10
Consensus: Powerful and thought provoking film.
Theatrical Release:27-02-2004
Synopsis: Ben Kingsley and Jennifer Connelly star in the powerful drama HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG as two people fighting over the same house. Connelly is Kathy, a troubled young woman struggling with addiction... [More]
Starring: Ben Kingsley, Jennifer Connelly, Ron Eldard, Jonathan Ahdout
Director: Vadim Perelman
Reviews for House of Sand and Fog
This is an unforgettable portrait of decent, well-meaning, conflicted people moved to frustration, helplessness and grief.
12/26/03
For his feature-film debut Russian director Vadim Perelman delivers a brilliantly acted downer.
12/26/03
It is powerful, powerful stuff.
12/26/03
It's difficult to imagine that Kingsley could top his blistering performance in Sexy Beast, but here it is.
12/26/03
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12/25/03
Top CriticPerelman has directed Jennifer Connelly and Ben Kingsley, who play Kathy and Behrani, respectively, in the performances of their careers.
12/25/03
Top CriticThis is not pleasant stuff, but it's important, and thoroughly heart-wrenching.
12/25/03
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.
12/25/03
Pacific Heights with Oscar aspirations.
12/25/03
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12/25/03
For all its flaws ... House of Sand and Fog is a quietly devastating film.
12/25/03
Reveals the deep, dark meaning of a botched real estate transaction.
12/25/03
House of Sand and Fog is spellbinding in its storytelling and chest-collapsing in its horror. It’s a difficult film to watch and a far-more thorny one to walk out of.
12/24/03
This is the movie The Hours should have been. Proof that you can tell a melancholy story with tragic characters, but provide dramatic bite and compelling entertainment.
12/24/03
It's a film...absent of easy black-or-white ethics, which makes for some powerful emotions. But it's also a film with nagging problems that add up to a distracting crescendo.
12/24/03
The human drama captured in this film is some of the most poignant and insightful of the year.... Even in improbable situations, these characters feel like real people.
12/24/03
The film's stark edifice is buttressed by sublime performances from Ben Kingsley and Jennifer Connelly.
12/24/03
House of Sand and Fog is the diametric opposite of stuff like Enough and Double Jeopardy, and I mean that as a very large compliment.
12/24/03
What's that old saying about possession and the law?
12/24/03
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