House of Sand and Fog
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Continuity mistake: When Behrani is trying to force Kathy back in her car as she shouts at him, her hair is over both her shoulders in one shot. In the next the hair over her left shoulder is now behind. (00:52:00)

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Continuity mistake: When Behrani is talking to his son who is sitting in bed, the pillow behind him moves from being horizontal to vertical, behind him instantly. (01:07:50)

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Continuity mistake: When Kathy is sitting in the Behrani house, she picks up a photo frame, looks at it and sets it back down. After it has been set down it changes the angle it sits at instantly. (00:33:40)

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Continuity mistake: When Behrani puts the plastic bag on his head, to suffocate himself, we see shots of him breathing heavily. In one shot the bag has become very condensed with his breath, yet when we see him take his final breath, the bag is perfectly clear. (01:52:55 - 01:53:50)

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Question: I read on a website that one difference in the ending from the book is that Kathy is arrested. Can someone tell me if the ending in the book is much different from the film and what exactly is Kathy arrested for?

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Chosen answer: In the book, when Behrani learns that his son has died at the hospital, his grief turns into rage at Lester and Kathy. He returns to the house. He finds Kathy there and strangles her. Believing she is dead, he puts on his uniform, then suffocates his wife, who is sleeping in the bedroom. Then he suffocates himself. Kathy revives and finds their bodies. Both she and Lester are arrested. As they await trial, Kathy, who is in jail, has been pretending that she is unable to speak since Behrani attempted to strangle her. She mimes a request for a cigarette.

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