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The House of Sand (2005)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 55M

Director : Andrucha Waddington
Writer : Andrucha Waddington

Synopsis

A woman is taken along with her mother in 1910 to a far-away desert by her husband, and after his passing, is forced to spend the next 59 years of her life hopelessly trying to escape it.

Actors

Fernanda Montenegro
Fernanda Montenegro
Dona Maria/Áurea/Maria
Ruy Guerra
Ruy Guerra
Vasco de Sá
Fernanda Torres
Fernanda Torres
Áurea/Maria
Seu Jorge
Seu Jorge
Massu (1910-1919)
Stênio Garcia
Stênio Garcia
Luiz (1942)
Luiz Melodia
Luiz Melodia
Massu (1942)
Enrique Díaz
Enrique Díaz
Luiz (1919)
Emiliano Queiroz
Emiliano Queiroz
Chico do Sal
João Acaiabe
João Acaiabe
Pai de Massu
Jorge Mautner
Jorge Mautner
Cientista

Crews

Andrucha Waddington
Andrucha Waddington
Director
Elena Soarez
Elena Soarez
Screenstory
Andrucha Waddington
Andrucha Waddington
Screenplay
Luiz Carlos Barreto
Luiz Carlos Barreto
Screenstory
Ricardo Della Rosa
Ricardo Della Rosa
Director of Photography
Jorge Saldanha
Jorge Saldanha
Sound
Sérgio Mekler
Sérgio Mekler
Editor
João Barone
João Barone
Music
Carlo Bartolini
Carlo Bartolini
Music
Tulé Peak
Tulé Peak
Art Direction
Cláudia Kopke
Cláudia Kopke
Costume Design

Trailers and other movies

House Of Sand Trailer

Posters and backgrounds

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