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

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Seu Jorge performedIn House of Sand