The House of Sand
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Andrucha Waddington
Fernanda Montenegro
Fernanda Torres
Ruy Guerra
Seu Jorge
Luis Melodia
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Aurea is brought to the northern Brazilian town of Maranhao by her insane husband Vasco, who suffers from delusions that the barren land may be profitably farmed. A calamitous turn of events leaves Aurea, now pregnant, and her mother Maria alone in the desert in a house full of sand. They eventually find friendship and food through Massu, who lives at a quilombo (a self-sustaining society originally formed by escaped slaves). Aurea wrestles with her unhappy fate but slowly grows accustomed to the new rhythm of life in the dunes. Years pass and we find Aurea at peace in the desert, while her wild and sexually promiscuous daughter Maria lacks social propriety. Maria yearns to see the outside world and her dream is eventually fulfilled.
Director
Andrucha Waddington
Cast
Fernanda Montenegro
Fernanda Torres
Ruy Guerra
Seu Jorge
Luis Melodia
Stenio Garcia
Enrique Diaz
Emiliano Queiroz
Camilla Facundes
Crew
Joao Barone
Lucy Barreto
Luiz Carlos Barreto
Luiz Carlos Barreto
Carlo Bartolini
Mark Berger
Miriam Binderman
Claudia Braga
Pedro Buarque De Hollanda
Ricardo Della Rosa
Marcos Franca
Pedro Guimaraes
Claudia Kopke
Sergio Mekler
Leonardo Monteiro De Barros
Frederico Pinto Tule Peake
Jorge Saldanha
Walter Salles
Fabio Soares
Elena Soarez
Elena Soarez
Andrucha Waddington
Andrucha Waddington
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2006
Released in United States August 2006
Released in United States February 2006
Released in United States January 2006
Released in United States on Video December 12, 2006
Released in United States September 2005
Released in United States Summer August 11, 2006
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama Special) February 9-19, 2006.
Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Director's Showcase) August 14-27, 2006.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (World Cinema) April 20-May 4, 2006.
Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema Dramatic Competition) January 19-29, 2006.
Shown at the Los Angeles Film Festival (International Showcase) June 22-July 2, 2006.
Shown at the Seattle International Film Festival (Emerging Masters) May 25-June 18, 2006.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Special Presentations) September 8-17, 2005.
Sony Pictures acquired North American rights to project the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival.
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (World Cinema) April 20-May 4, 2006.)
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at the Los Angeles Film Festival (International Showcase) June 22-July 2, 2006.)
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at the Seattle International Film Festival (Emerging Masters) May 25-June 18, 2006.)
Released in United States January 2006 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema Dramatic Competition) January 19-29, 2006.)
Released in United States February 2006 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama Special) February 9-19, 2006.)
Released in United States August 2006 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Director's Showcase) August 14-27, 2006.)
Released in United States Summer August 11, 2006
Released in United States September 2005 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Special Presentations) September 8-17, 2005.)
Released in United States on Video December 12, 2006
