House of Sand and Fog (2003) - Jennifer Connelly, Ben Kingsley

Reformed drug addict Kathy Nicolo has her California coast house, which she inherited from her father, taken away by the county due to a misunderstanding about back taxes. The place is bought by Iranian immigrant Massoud Amir Behrani, who intends to fix it up and sell it in order to provide a better life for his wife and son. However, Kathy, desperate to get the house back, begins harassing Behrani so he will return it.