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The House of Sand

The House of Sand

★ 6.7/10•2005•1h 55m•R•Drama

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.

Andrucha Waddington · Director

Andrucha Waddington · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 55m
LanguagePT
Release DateMay 13, 2005

Actors

Fernanda Montenegro

Fernanda Montenegro

Dona Maria / Áurea (1942-1969) / Maria (1969)

Fernanda Torres

Fernanda Torres

Áurea (1910-1919) / Maria (1942)

Ruy Guerra

Ruy Guerra

Vasco de Sá

Seu Jorge

Seu Jorge

Massu (1910-1919)

Luiz Melodia

Luiz Melodia

Massu (1942)

Enrique Díaz

Enrique Díaz

Luiz (1919)

Stênio Garcia

Stênio Garcia

Luiz (1942)

Emiliano Queiroz

Emiliano Queiroz

Chico do Sal

João Acaiabe

João Acaiabe

Pai de Massu

Camilla Facundes

Maria (1919)

Haroldo Costa

Haroldo Costa

Capataz

Jorge Mautner

Jorge Mautner

Cientista

Nelson Jacobina

Cientista

Zumbi Bahia

Carregador Vasco 1

Urias de Oliveira Filho

Carregador Vasco 2

Carlos Henrique Nascimento

Pescador Entreposto

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