The House of Sand

The House of Sand
(Casa de Areia)
House of Sand theatrical poster
Directed byAndrucha Waddington
Written byElena Soarez
Produced byPedro Buarque de Hollanda
StarringFernanda Montenegro
Fernanda Torres
CinematographyRicardo Della Rosa
Edited bySérgio Mekler
Music byJoão Barone
Carlo Bartolini
Distributed byColumbia TriStar Filmes do Brasil
Release date
  • 13 May 2005 (2005-05-13)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese
BudgetUS$3.4 million

The House of Sand (Portuguese: Casa de Areia) is a 2005 Brazilian film directed by Andrucha Waddington. It stars real life mother and daughter Fernanda Montenegro and Fernanda Torres. The House of Sand was filmed entirely on the coast of northern Brazil, inside Lençóis Maranhenses National Park.