Behrani, an Iranian immigrant buys a California bungalow, thinking he can fix it up, sell it again, and make enough money to send his son to college. However, the house is the legal property of former drug addict Kathy. After losing the house in an unfair legal dispute with the county, she is left with nowhere to go. Wanting her house back, she hires a lawyer and befriends a police officer. Neither Kathy nor Behrani have broken the law, so they find themselves involved in a difficult moral dilemma.

Jennifer Connelly
Kathy

Ben Kingsley
Behrani

Ron Eldard
Lester

Frances Fisher
Connie Walsh

Kim Dickens
Carol Burdon

Shohreh Aghdashloo
Nadi

Jonathan Ahdout
Esmail

Navi Rawat
Soraya
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Release Date
December 19, 2003
Runtime
2h 6m
Genres
Drama
Director