Screenplay by Shawn Lawrence Otto and Vadim Perelman
Based on the novel "House of Sand and Fog" by Andre Dubus III
Starring Jennifer Connelly, Ben Kingsley, Shohreh Aghdashloo
Cinematography by Roger Deakins
Editing by Lisa Zeno Churgin
Produced by Vadim Perelman and Michael London
"It's so rare to find a movie that doesn't take sides. Conflict is said to be the basis of popular fiction, and yet here is a film that seizes us with its first scene and never lets go, and we feel sympathy all the way through for everyone in it. To be sure, they sometimes do bad things, but the movie understands them and their flaws. Like great fiction, "House of Sand and Fog" sees into the hearts of its characters, and loves and pities them.
[...] A plot is about things that happen. A story is about people who behave. To admire a story you must be willing to listen to the people and observe them"
- Roger Ebert (quoted from his review; 12/26/11)
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