House of Sand (2005)

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115 min - Drama - 13 May 2005 (Brazil)

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Ratings: 7.4/10 from 1,768 users Metascore: 70/100
Reviews: 33 user | 41 critic | 23 from Metacritic.com

A woman is taken along with her mother in 1910 to a far-away desert by her husband, and after his passing, is forced to spend the next 59 years of her life hopelessly trying to escape it.

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Cast

Credited cast:
	Fernanda Montenegro	...	Dona Maria / Áurea / Maria
	Fernanda Torres	...	Áurea / Maria
	Ruy Guerra	...	Vasco de Sá
	Seu Jorge	...	Massu - 1910-1919
	Stênio Garcia	...	Luiz - 1942
	Luiz Melodia	...	Massu - 1942
	Enrique Díaz	...	Luiz - 1919
	Emiliano Queiroz	...	Chico do Sal
	João Acaiabe	...	Pai de Massu
	Camilla Facundes	...	Maria - 1919
	Haroldo Costa	...	Capataz
	Jorge Mautner	...	Cientista
	Nelson Jacobina	...	Cientista
	Alex Sander	...	Jão
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Zumbi Bahia	...	Carregador Vasco #1

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Storyline

Áurea arrives at a town in the dunes of State of Maranhão, Brazil, in 1910, having for female company only her mother Maria. She is pregnant and wants a way out of that arid place. But leaving is difficult and, somehow, she still hopes to find happiness there. The film follows these two lives for three generations, including Áurea's daughter. Written by lukejoplin@infolink.com.br

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Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some graphic sexuality See all certifications »

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Country:

Brazil

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

13 May 2005 (Brazil) See more »

Also Known As:

A homok börtönében See more »

Filming Locations:

Lençóis Maranhenses, Maranhão, Brazil See more »

Box Office

Budget:

BRL 8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$31,405 (USA) (13 August 2006)

Gross:

$529,323 (USA) (5 November 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia TriStar Filmes do Brasil, Conspiração Filmes, Globo Filmes See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

USA: 115 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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Trivia

The movie was filmed entirely in the Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, an ecosystem of sand dunes in Maranhão State (northeastern Brazil). See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: The movie takes pains to make reference to real events. However, the location marker erected for the scientific party at the total solar eclipse shows the wrong date. It should be 29.05.1919. See more »

Soundtracks

"Prelude Opus 28, nº 15"
by Frédéric Chopin See more »