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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| House of Sand canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13135957 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: House of Sand Context triple: [Seu Jorge, performedIn, House of Sand]
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A.
House of Sand and Fog
House of Sand and Fog is a 2003 psychological drama film, based on Andre Dubus III’s novel, that explores a tragic conflict over a California house between a recovering addict and an Iranian immigrant family.
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B.
The Unraveling
The Unraveling is a politically charged 2020 studio album by American rock band Drive-By Truckers that explores contemporary social and cultural tensions in the United States.
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C.
The Unraveling
The Unraveling is the debut studio album by American punk rock band Rise Against, showcasing their early hardcore-influenced sound and socially conscious themes.
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D.
Like Home
"Like Home" is a progressive house track by Dutch DJ and producer Nicky Romero, known for its uplifting melody and festival-friendly energy.
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E.
The House that will not Stand
The House That Will Not Stand is a play by Marcus Gardley that explores race, gender, and power in 19th-century New Orleans through the story of a free Black Creole widow and her daughters.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: House of Sand Target entity description: 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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A.
House of Sand and Fog
House of Sand and Fog is a 2003 psychological drama film, based on Andre Dubus III’s novel, that explores a tragic conflict over a California house between a recovering addict and an Iranian immigrant family.
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B.
The Unraveling
The Unraveling is a politically charged 2020 studio album by American rock band Drive-By Truckers that explores contemporary social and cultural tensions in the United States.
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C.
The Unraveling
The Unraveling is the debut studio album by American punk rock band Rise Against, showcasing their early hardcore-influenced sound and socially conscious themes.
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D.
Like Home
"Like Home" is a progressive house track by Dutch DJ and producer Nicky Romero, known for its uplifting melody and festival-friendly energy.
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E.
The House that will not Stand
The House That Will Not Stand is a play by Marcus Gardley that explores race, gender, and power in 19th-century New Orleans through the story of a free Black Creole widow and her daughters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brazilian film
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drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| castMember |
Fernanda Montenegro
NERFINISHED
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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
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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
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female experience ⓘ isolation ⓘ passage of time ⓘ |
| motherDaughterActors | Fernanda Montenegro and Fernanda Torres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeScope | multiple decades ⓘ |
| notableFor |
casting of real-life mother and daughter
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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
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20th century ⓘ |
| title | House of Sand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: House of Sand Description of subject: 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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