House Of Sand And Fog

Nominated for three Academy Awards, this directorial debut for Vadim Perelman is a gripping drama in which Sir Ben Kingsley (Gandhi, 1982) plays a proud Iranian ex-colonel living a lie.  He finds an opportunity to improve things for his family by purchasing a home being sold at auction. But the house's previous, evicted owner (played by Jennifer Connelly- A Beautiful Mind, 2001) has lost her home - the last shred of hope in her life - through a bureaucratic error, and she will not go down without a fight. House of Sand and Fog is a harrowing story of the American Dream spinning out of control. Shohreh Aghdashloo received a nomination for Best Supporting actress as the ex-colonel's wife.

House of Sand and Fog

Year Released: 2003