The best film I saw in the year 2004 also happens to be the last one. Released on December 27 Directed by Russian emigre Vadim Perelman, adapting Andre Dubus III's acclaimed novel , House of Sand and Fog stars Ben Kingsley and Jennifer Connely.
If Ben doesn’t get an Oscar for playing Massoud Amir Behrani, I will lose faith in the Academy Awards!
Shohreh Aghdashloo and Jennifer Connely turn in Oscar worthy performances too.

Starring: Jennifer Connelly, Ben Kingsley, Ron Eldard, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Kim Dickens
Director: Vadim Perelman
Produced By: Michael London, Vadim Perelman

Synopsis: Massoud Amir Behrani (Kingsley) is living a lie to fulfill a dream. Once a member of the Shah of Iran's elite inner circle, he has brought his family to America to build a new life. Despite a pretense of continued affluence, he can barely make ends meet until he sees his opportunity in the auction of a house being sold for back taxes. It proves to be a terrible mistake. Through a bureaucratic snafu, the house has been improperly seized from its rightful owner, Kathly Lazaro (Connelly). The loss of her home tears away her last hope of a stable life - a life nearly destroyed by addiction - and Kathy decides to fight to recover her home... at any cost.

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