Birdsong
Amidst moving homes, a superstitious Indian American girl struggles to bury her pet bird in fear of it haunting her.
House of Sand and Fog
Some dreams can't be shared.
Behrani, an Iranian immigrant buys a California bungalow, thinking he can fix it up, sell it again, and make enough money to send his son to college. However, the house is the legal property of former drug addict Kathy. After losing the house in an unfair legal dispute with the county, she is left with nowhere to go. Wanting her house back, she hires a lawyer and befriends a police officer. Neither Kathy nor Behrani have broken the law, so they find themselves involved in a difficult moral dilemma.
Top Billed Cast
Jennifer Connelly Kathy
Ben Kingsley Behrani
Ron Eldard Lester
Frances Fisher Connie Walsh
Kim Dickens Carol Burdon
Shohreh Aghdashloo Nadi
Jonathan Ahdout Esmail
Navi Rawat Soraya
Carlos Gómez Lt. Alvarez
Jaleh Modjallal Yasmin
Samira Damavandi Little Soraya
Matthew Simonian Little Esmail
Namrata Singh Gujral Wedding Guest
Nasser Faris Wedding Guest
Mark Chaet Wedding Guest
Marco Rodríguez Mendez
Al Rodrigo Torez
Aki Aleong Tran
Scott N. Stevens County Official
Ken Kerman Locksmith
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