House of Sand

At a glance

House of Sand, is a 1972 Saudi movie, and starring Ali Kamal, Poussi, Mariam Fakhr Eddine. with a runtime of 87 minutes.

Overview

House of Sand is an Egyptian romantic drama that follows Essam, a seventeen-year-old who falls deeply in love with Amina, a year his junior. When their families oppose the relationship due to their young age, the two teenagers flee to Alexandria and enter into an unregistered marriage in secret. The film sensitively examines the consequences of impulsive decisions made by young people when powerful emotions override caution and family counsel, raising questions about the vulnerability of informal unions and the social pressures that can drive adolescents to desperate choices outside institutional and familial structures.

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