Movie

The House of Sand

80%Criticscertified69 reviews80%Audience160 reviews

7.2518average critics score, out of 1020051h 55mR

Drama

After their patriarch (Ruy Guerra) dies in an accident, a pregnant woman (Fernanda Torres) and her mother (Fernanda Montenegro) must fend for themselves in a harsh desert in northern Brazil. Befriended by a local man (Luiz Melodia), they establish a modest home, and the younger one, Aurea, dreams of escape, but the older one, Dona Maria, learns to accept her fate.

Directed by:

Andrucha Waddington