The original script of "House of Sand and Fog" comes from the novel of the same name published by Andrew Dubos III in 1999. Once, director Vadim Perlman accidentally saw this novel while returning from a business trip and was attracted by the plot. Thus, he had the idea to put this novel on the screen
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Before the filming started, more than 100 people asked the original author Andrew Dubos III to adapt and film "House of Sand and Fog", so Dubos talked with people who were interested in the story of the novel. Vadim Perlman’s emigration experience allowed him to understand the spirit of the protagonist Massoud in pursuing the American dream and Casey’s despair of losing the American dream. Therefore, he had a profound understanding of the original novel during his conversation with Dubos. understand. The original author Dubos believed that Vadim Perlman would be completely loyal to the original, so he decided to let Perlman adapt and direct "House of Sand and Fog"
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