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The House of Sand
The House of Sand

The House of Sand

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Portuguese

Runtime

115 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

13 May 2005

Country

Brazil

Cast

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

Camilla Facundes

Maria (1919)

Haroldo Costa

Haroldo Costa

Capataz

Jorge Mautner

Jorge Mautner

Cientista

Nelson Jacobina

Nelson Jacobina

Cientista

Zumbi Bahia

Zumbi Bahia

Carregador Vasco 1

Urias de Oliveira Filho

Urias de Oliveira Filho

Carregador Vasco 2

Carlos Henrique Nascimento

Carlos Henrique Nascimento

Pescador Entreposto

Jefferson de Almeida Barbosa

Jefferson de Almeida Barbosa

Mirinho (1919)

Wadson Martins

Wadson Martins

Mirinho (1942)

Guilherme Júnior

Guilherme Júnior

Pescador Fogueira

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