The house is only part of the home

Theodore 2022-03-23 09:02:18

On the surface, there is a battle over the property rights of the house. A woman who will be abandoned by her husband, is far from her mother, cannot get family care, and loses the right to own the house at first; a colonel who goes into exile in the United States, betrays Iran, and will do anything to survive and make money; and his wife After ten years of marriage, the policeman who has maintained a hypocritical relationship for seven years is tied together by three types of people. In fact, the meaning of home is more than just a house.
Love, family affection, national conditions, social morality, and values ​​are all components of the "homeland". The cause of this tragedy is undoubtedly the irresponsible state government, which, without adequate investigation and evidence collection, determined that the homeowner did not pay the transaction tax on time, and expelled the female homeowner whose father took 30 years to pay off the mortgage. , and even auction dates for houses were set months before forced evictions. The reason why the female homeowner did not claim her rights in time was because her husband suddenly left and abandoned her, and she was decadent and painful. The policeman and his wife, who had been married for ten years, also lost their love long ago, but he was cowardly and only made up his mind after the affair. The exiled colonel, not forgetting the glory of the past, but betrayed the country again, only to get political asylum in the United States. So in the end, all three families fell apart. Watching the entire movie makes me feel helpless and sad.

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Extended Reading
  • Teresa 2022-03-26 09:01:08

    [Everyone has a tragic side, because the world is difficult and human nature is inherently flawed. When we can get rid of the dust in our hearts, maybe we can clear the fog in front of us, see the world more transparently, and make the world less tragic. 】What a good thing to say! Connelly my lover, how can you lose your skin at 30?

  • Yasmin 2022-04-24 07:01:15

    It feels like this is Jennifer's best performance since Once Upon a Time in America and Requiem for a Dream. Better than her Oscar-winning "A Beautiful Mind." Her appearance is firm and pure, but there is a certain vulnerability, madness and temptation hidden in her eyes. This dual feeling is displayed to the extreme in this film. "Dust and Fog Home" is actually a very depressing and cruel story, but the director used the lightest way to hide his emotions in the dust and fog

House of Sand and Fog quotes

  • Nadi: [to Massoud, in Farsi] I didn't come to America to live and walk the streets like a filthy Arab! I came to America to LIVE!

  • Behrani: [to Kathy] You think you can frighten me? You think you can frighten me with your stupid deputy coming here telling me lies?

    [Grabs Kathy by the arm and frog-marches her down the path]

    Behrani: What do you think I am? Tell me that. Am I stupid? You think I'm stupid?

    Nadi: [Following them] Don't!

    Behrani: In my country, you're not worthy to raise your eyes to me. You're nothing! And you can tell your deputy friend his superior officers know everything!

    [Opens Kathy's car and shoves her inside the driver's seat, banging her head]

    Behrani: You tell him that! This is our home!

    Kathy: Please...

    Behrani: OUR HOME!

    Nadi: [In Farsi] Leave her alone! That's enough!

    [In English]

    Nadi: Please, stop! Please, to stop, Behrani!

    [Kathy drives off. Massoud glares at Nadi]