Casa de Areia

Name: Casa de Areia
Genre: Drama
Released: 2005-05-13
Duration: 1 h 55 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Fernanda Montenegro, Fernanda Torres, Ruy Guerra, Seu Jorge, Luiz Melodia

IMDb ID: tt0373747 · Year: 2005 · Rating: 7.3 (3,426 votes)

Genres: 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.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesNetherlands: The House of Sand
United States: The House of Sand (DVD box title)
United States: The House of Sand
Brazil: Casa de Areia
Spain: Casa de Areia
Hungary: A homok börtönében
Germany: Das Haus aus Sand
Poland: Dom z piasku
World-wide: House of Sand (English)
Croatia: Kuća od pijeska (new title)
France: La maison de sable
Russia: Песочный дом
Hong Kong: 沙丘烈女 (Mandarin, Festival Title)
China: 沙屋 (Mandarin)
China: 沙洲家园 (Mandarin, Alternative Title)
The House of SandContent RatingRRelease Date2005-05-13Runtime115 minutesMetascore70IMDb Popularity0User Reviews37Critic Reviews42Countries / RegionsBrazilLanguagesPortugueseKeywordsfemale protagonist
male nudity
mother
escape
womanFilming LocationsLençóis Maranhenses, Maranhão, BrazilProduction CompaniesConspiração Filmes
Sony Pictures International Productions
Globo FilmesOfficial SitesSony Pictures Classics (United States) - http://www.sonyclassics.com/houseofsand/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373747/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0373747.jpgUpdated At2025-06-14T14:53:01

Directors

Andrucha Waddington

Writers

Elena Soarez
Luiz Carlos Barreto
Andrucha Waddington

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Fernanda Montenegro | Character: D.Maria, Áurea, Maria (1969)
Actor: Fernanda Torres | Character: Áurea, Maria (1942)
Actor: Ruy Guerra | Character: Vasco de Sá
Actor: Seu Jorge | Character: Massu
Actor: Luiz Melodia | Character: Massu (1942)
Actor: Enrique Diaz | Character: Luís (1919)
Actor: Stênio Garcia | Character: Luís (1942)
Actor: Emiliano Queiroz | Character: Chico do Sal
Actor: João Acaiabe | Character: Pai de Massu
Actor: Camilla Facundes | Character: Maria (1919)
Actor: Haroldo Costa | Character: Capataz
Actor: Jorge Mautner | Character: Cientista
Actor: Nelson Jacobina | Character: Cientista
Actor: Zumbi Bahia | Character: Carregador Vasco 1
Actor: Urias de Oliveira Filho | Character: Carregador Vasco 2
Actor: Carlos Henrique Nascimento | Character: Pescador Entreposto
Actor: Jefferson de Almeida Barbosa | Character: Mirinho (1919)
Actor: Wadson Martins Costa | Character: Mirinho (1942)
Actor: Guilherme Júnior | Character: Pescador Fogueira
Actor: Fernando Torres | Character: Actor

[Directors Group]
Name: Andrucha Waddington | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Elena Soarez | Role: Writer
Name: Luiz Carlos Barreto | Role: Writer
Name: Andrucha Waddington | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Lucy Barreto | Role: Producer
Name: Claudia Braga | Role: Producer
Name: Pedro Buarque de Hollanda | Role: Producer
Name: Daniel Filho | Role: Producer
Name: Marcos França | Role: Producer
Name: Sabrina Garcia | Role: Producer
Name: Pedro Guimarães | Role: Producer
Name: Luciano Huck | Role: Producer
Name: Katiuscha Mello | Role: Producer
Name: Leonardo Monteiro de Barros | Role: Producer
Name: Simone Oliveira | Role: Producer
Name: Carolina Pernisa | Role: Producer
Name: Carlos Eduardo Rodrigues | Role: Producer
Name: Walter Salles | Role: Producer
Name: Márcia Sandrin | Role: Producer
Name: Ana Seixas | Role: Producer
Name: Patrick Siaretta | Role: Producer
Name: Wilson Teixeira | Role: Producer
Name: Andrucha Waddington | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: João Barone | Role: Composer
Name: Carlo Bartolini | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Ricardo Della Rosa | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Sérgio Mekler | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Joe Ogasawara | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Tulé Peak | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Cláudia Kopke | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Martín Macías Trujillo | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Veruschka Bauerle | Role: Production Manager
Name: Katiuscha Mello | Role: Production Manager
Name: Ade Muri | Role: Production Manager
Name: Fernando Zagallo | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Maria Clara Abreu | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: César Rodrigues | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Ana Paula Guimarães | Role: Art Department
Name: Clara Rocha | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Mark Berger | Role: Sound Department
Name: Miriam Biderman | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bito Cavalcante | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ana Chiarini | Role: Sound Department
Name: Rodrigo de Noronha | Role: Sound Department
Name: Rômulo Drummond | Role: Sound Department
Name: Helena Duarte | Role: Sound Department
Name: Fernando Henna | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jesse Marmo | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bernardo Pacheco | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mauricio Pascuet Pregnolatto | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jorge Saldanha | Role: Sound Department
Name: Yan Saldanha | Role: Sound Department
Name: Daniel Turini | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Sergio Farjalla Jr. | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Carlos Eduardo Couto | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Beta Lewis | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Rogério Marinho | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Renato Merlino | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Claudio Peralta | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Ailton Piuí | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Marco Prado | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Diogo Russo | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Eduardo Sallas | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Robson Sartori | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Thiago Sassioto | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Marcelo Siqueira | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Fábio Soares | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Lilian Stock Bonzi | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Karina Vanes | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Ariel Wollinger | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Stefan Wähner | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Sergio Yamasaki | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Lisandro Almeida | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Flavio Borges | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Cristiano Conceição | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Luiz Gonzaga de Almeida | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Carlos Dessbesell-Schüler | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Pablo Hoffmann | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sérgio Isidoro | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Renato Mineirinho | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Vantoen Pereira Júnior | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Felipe Reinheimer | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Brent Paxton | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Ana Avelar | Role: Costume Department
Name: Rô Nascimento | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Alex Ferreira Barreiro | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Fábio Fatorelli | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Nina Galanternick | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Rodrigo Oliveira | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Ariel Wollinger | Role: Editorial Department

[Production Department]
Name: Pedro Figueira | Role: Production Department
Name: Cecília Grosso | Role: Production Department
Name: Katiuscha Mello | Role: Production Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Kleber Souza | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Laís Corrêa | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Demétrio | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sergio Farjalla Jr. | Role: Additional Crew
Name: David Magdael | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ariadne Mazzetti | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gigio Pelosi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Fernando Pestana | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Roberta | Role: Additional Crew
Name: David Ventura | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ariel Wollinger | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rafael Yamin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anne Stulz | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Alesia Weston | Role: Thanks

Trailers

House of Sand | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi4239196441/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi4239196441/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564594629318.mp4?Expires=1788367519&Signature=FZcopnDCwBAOKEaqBHbijgGtBTqKuNV8wiTwFmkSfAbxJNQazctoEzH7Awq9gGWb~AcntW3W1voWBULCSnvBMRazONZRPt2qJBLfjDx5BD0i16sNGs~zprNu6XSaDPSyeprGT-cfzgFm-QPK78xGXKLYzVEIbnmGIY9zD1iVC7xVCTIHrOaP9YgUCDm6DARxiL7B~-efjmiw~Xe5rdgbwVfcr82MYvpl45p4th32RKu4XBC5-ZIBKztTN4TEazo1ta5Rb5AvWEqfMTmgiS2pASKOx9EpLt244xDawq49quC1TqqF2aA8xWUqi9MkiN8R-1uetTBHZ3wLzgiow3MfYA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

Brazil: May 13, 2005
Canada: September 10, 2005 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Argentina: October 29, 2005 (Festival de Cine Brasileño)
United States: January 2006 (Sundance Film Festival)
Germany: February 14, 2006 (Berlin International Film Festival)
Thailand: February 21, 2006 (Bangkok International Film Festival)
Hong Kong: April 5, 2006 (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
Greece: May 9, 2006 (Berlinale in Athens Film Festival)
United States: August 11, 2006 (limited)
Finland: September 17, 2006 (Helsinki International Film Festival)
Greece: September 25, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Estonia: December 1, 2006 (Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival)
Morocco: December 2, 2006 (Marrakech International Film Festival)
France: December 20, 2006
Hungary: July 27, 2008 (TV premiere)

Awards

Box Office