House of Sand and Fog

2003 · 126 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 74,179 VOTES · DIR. Vadim Perelman

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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.

Dialogue Timeline — 854 lines

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00:00:40 Are you Kathy Nicolo?
00:06:40 Mom, l'm really tired. l'm gonna go, okay?
00:09:34 They might be able to help.
00:16:54 lt is worth two, maybe three times that.
00:19:46 No.
00:23:02 Kathy, wait.
00:31:13 lt is okay.
00:36:42 Mother whores. God damn it.
00:40:24 l stepped on some nails.
00:43:17 And l slept like a baby.
00:48:36 lt?
00:51:00 l'm sure they'd repay you for that.
00:54:44 What are they celebrating? Stealing a woman's house?
00:58:16 Pacific County has offered you money. They don't want any trouble.
01:04:16 lt's not her.
01:08:08 Thank you.
01:12:01 A couple of hours. Three at the most.
01:16:19 l want for to understand...
01:23:33 Don't go.
01:31:08 Come here.
01:36:03 in exchange for putting the house in my name.
01:38:40 Somebody help us! Somebody call the police, fast!
01:42:21 Behrani.
01:56:12 No, it's not my house.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed854
Dialogue density6.8 lines / min
First line00:00:40
Final line01:56:12

Production Record

DirectorVadim Perelman
LanguageEnglish
Budget$16,500,000
Revenue$16,942,795
IMDb votes74,179