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An emotionally broken woman, Kathy, suddenly finds herself homeless after her house is wrongly repossessed and auctioned. Seeking respite from his marriage, Lester, a sympathetic sheriff's deputy comes to the aid of Kathy and becomes intimately involved in her situation. Soon, Behrani, a proud emigrant Iranian and his family move into the house only to find their new lives burdened by harassment from Lester and Kathy as they attempt to reclaim her former home. The once prosperous colonel denies Kathy's pleas for he knows his recent purchase promises a profitable return and a better future for his adolescent son and his wife. But latent consequences lie beneath Behrani's well intentioned plan as Kathy's emotions spiral out of control and her actions spark a tragic chain of events that will leave no resident unscathed in the House of Sand and Fog.

24's Culture Clash

There's a controversy brewing on 24. And its name is Dina Araz. Brilliantly played by Iranian actress Shohreh Aghdashloo — an Oscar nominee for 2003's House of Sand and Fog — Dina heads a family of sleeper terrorist agents hell-bent on attacking the Yankee Empire.How determined is she? After her son's girlfriend discovered their lair, Dina ordered him to "take care of this." Knowing that he wouldn't shoot her, Dina preemptively poisoned the girl's tea. "I am so disappointed in you," she hissed at her son. It was one of 24's trademark cold-blooded moments. But it's scenes like that one that have outraged members of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which has protested the series' portrayal of American-Muslims. "They're showing an entire family — the mother, the father, the son — all involved in a terrorist plot," says CAIR spo

Thu, Feb 3, 2005