The House of Sand (Casa de Areia)
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- Synopsis
- Three generations of women struggle to make lives for themselves and their families in the desert wastes of Northern Brazil in a drama from filmmaker Andrucha Waddington....
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- Starring
- Fernanda Montenegro, Fernanda Torres, Ruy Guerra, Seu Jorge
- Director(s)
- Andrucha Waddington
- Distributor(s)
- Sony Classics
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 115 min.
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The New York Times | A.O. ScottAdd Critic to Favorites
At first House of Sand may seem like a stark tale of survival, but a surprisingly lush and colorful romance blossoms in its bleak and gorgeous desert setting.Read the full review
Washington Post | Ann HornadayAdd Critic to Favorites
Visually dazzling, epic in its sweep and deeply romantic in its sensibility, The House of Sand is one of those films whose images and ideas linger long after the lights come on, having been burned into the viewer's consciousness.Read the full review
Los Angeles Times | Carina ChocanoAdd Critic to Favorites
As original as it is lovely.Read the full review