House of Sand

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House of Sand is a 2005 Brazilian drama film set in the remote Maranhão desert, following generations of women struggling with isolation, time, and family legacy.

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instanceOf Brazilian film
drama film
film
castMember Fernanda Montenegro
Fernanda Torres
Luiz Melodia
Ruy Guerra
Seu Jorge
cinematographer Ricardo Della Rosa
composer João Barone
countryOfOrigin Brazil
countryOfRelease Brazil
director Andrucha Waddington
distributor Sony Pictures Classics
editor Sérgio Mekler
festivalScreening Berlin International Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
filmingCountry Brazil
filmingLocation Lençóis Maranhenses National Park
followsGenerationsOf women
genre drama
hasSubtitlesIn English
leadActor Fernanda Montenegro
Fernanda Torres
mainTheme family legacy
female experience
isolation
passage of time
motherDaughterActors Fernanda Montenegro and Fernanda Torres
linked to: Fernanda Montenegro
narrativeScope multiple decades
notableFor casting of real-life mother and daughter
use of desert landscape
originalLanguage Portuguese
originalTitle Casa de Areia
portrays three generations of a family
premiereEvent Sundance Film Festival
producer Andrucha Waddington
productionCompany Conspiração Filmes
releaseYear 2005
runtimeMinutes 103
screenwriter Elena Soarez
linked to: Elena Soárez
settingCountry Brazil
settingLocation Lençóis Maranhenses
settingRegion Maranhão
starsRealLifeRelationship mother and daughter
timePeriodDepicted 1910s
20th century
title House of Sand

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Seu Jorge performedIn House of Sand
House of Sand title House of Sand