House of Sand and Fog

The story

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

J Jennifer ConnellyKathy B Ben KingsleyBehrani R Ron EldardLester F Frances FisherConnie Walsh K Kim DickensCarol Burdon S Shohreh AghdashlooNadi J Jonathan AhdoutEsmail N Navi RawatSoraya K Kia JamAli C Carlos GómezLt. Alvarez J Jaleh ModjallalYasmin S Samira DamavandiLittle Soraya

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M Matthew SimonianLittle Esmail N Namrata Singh GujralWedding Guest N Nasser FarisWedding Guest M Mark ChaetWedding Guest M Marco RodríguezMendez A Al RodrigoTorez A Aki AleongTran J Joyce KurtzKathy's Mom S Scott N. StevensCounty Official K Ken KermanLocksmith S Scott KinworthyDeputy Trainee T Tim BendickHotel Security S Samuel HartElevator Man J Jackie AhdoutElevator Woman S Spencer GarrettAuctioneer C Cooper ThorntonGary I Izabella St. JamesTeenage Girl B Bonita FriedericyMotel Manager D David CarreraCarpenter M Michael PapajohnCarpenter J Joe HowardAppraiser A Aaron FrazierCourier D Dan BrinkleHusband Buyer Y Yan LinWife Buyer A Andre Dubus IIIMyers M Max Jansen WeinsteinNate A Ashley EdnerBethany R Ray AbruzzoFrank T Tom ReynoldsGas Station Worker M Matthew WaiteArresting Officer P Pamela ShaddockNurse F Frank GallegosPrison Guard K Karl MakinenOfficer at End Z Zoran RadanovichSergei M Markus BaldwinYoung Husband B Brian Reed GarvinFat Man D Dennison SamarooDoctor E Elton AhiWedding Singer S Shani RigsbeeWedding Singer A Andy MadadianWedding Singer L Leslie YeransianBridesmaid (uncredited) J Jose VasquezArresting Officer