The House of Sand (2006)

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R | 1 hr 54 mins | Drama, Foreign | Released: 8/11/2006 |Box Office Total: $0.5M

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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.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
8/11/2006

Studio	Credit
Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group	Studio
Director	Credit
Andrucha Waddington	Director
Cast	Credit
Fernanda Montenegro	Dona Maria/Aurea (1942-1969)/Maria (1969)
Fernanda Torres	Aurea (1910-1919)/Maria (1942)
Ruy Guerra	Vasco de Sa
Seu Jorge	Massu (1910-1919)
Luis Melodia	Massu (1942)
Stenio Garcia	Luiz (1942)
Enrique Diaz	Luiz (1919)
Emiliano Queiroz	Chico do Sal
Camilla Facundes	Maria (1919)
Production Credits	Credit
Leonardo Monteiro de Barros	Producer
Lucy Barreto	Co-Producer
Luiz Carlos Barreto	Co-Producer
Pedro Guimaraes	Producer
Walter Salles	Co-Producer
Andrucha Waddington	Producer
Pedro Buarque de Hollanda	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Luiz Carlos Barreto Producoes Cinematograficas	Production Company
Conspiracao Filmes	Production Company
Globo Filmes	Production Company
Telemage	Production Company
Quanta Centro de Producoes	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Sony Pictures Classics	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
SPRI	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Writer	Credit
Elena Soarez	Screenplay
Luiz Carlos Barreto	Story By
Elena Soarez	Story By
Andrucha Waddington	Story By
Art Department	Credit
Frederico Pinto Tule Peake	Production Designer
Film Camera	Credit
Ricardo Della Rosa	Director of Photography
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Conspiracao Filmes	Distribution Sales International Sales
Music	Credit
Carlo Bartolini	Music
Joao Barone	Music
Production Management	Credit
Claudia Braga	Line Producer - Co-Line Producer
Marcos Franca ('Tim')	Line Producer
Sound	Credit
Jorge Saldanha	Sound
Mark Berger	Rerecording Mixer
Miriam Binderman	Supervising Sound Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Fabio Soares	Visual Effects Supervisor
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Claudia Kopke	Costume Designer

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