The House of Sand

6.7

2005

1h 55m

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.

Key Crew

Director

Andrucha Waddington

Producers

Katiuscha Mello

Claudia Braga

Pedro Buarque de Hollanda

Writers

Andrucha Waddington

Cinematography

Ricardo Della Rosa

Cast (19)

Fernanda Montenegro

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

Fernanda Torres

Áurea (1910-1919) / Maria (1942)

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