The House of Sand
2005 · Movie · R · 115 min · ★ 6.7 · 75% critics
In 1910, a woman travels with her husband and mother to a remote desert outpost in Brazil. After his passing, she’s trapped there for decades, spending years trying to escape the sand and its isolation.
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Details
- Original title
- Casa de Areia
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-05-13
- Language
- Portuguese
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (56 votes)
About
You’ll like The House of Sand if you enjoy slow, atmospheric dramas with vast desert landscapes and a multi-generation focus on endurance; Not for you if you want clear explanations or nonstop momentum, similar to Me You Them or Taste of Cherry.
Pros: sweeping desert visuals; standout performances; time-spanning story | Cons: jarring time jumps; implausible details; slow, uneven plot
Themes
- desert
- 1910s
Cast & crew
Fernanda Montenegro
as Dona Maria / Áurea (1942-1969) / Maria (1969)
Fernanda Torres
as Áurea (1910-1919) / Maria (1942)
Ruy Guerra
as Vasco de Sá
Seu Jorge
as Massu (1910-1919)
Luiz Melodia
as Massu (1942)
Enrique Díaz
as Luiz (1919)
Stênio Garcia
as Luiz (1942)
Emiliano Queiroz
as Chico do Sal
João Acaiabe
as Pai de Massu
- CF
Camilla Facundes
as Maria (1919)
Directed by Andrucha Waddington