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Sand Castle

Sand Castle

Home is a war away

20176.51h 53m

Overview

Set during the occupation of Iraq, a squad of U.S. soldiers try to protect a small village.

Directed by Fernando Coimbra
Written by Chris Roessner
Produced by Justin Nappi, Ben Pugh, Mark Gordon
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Top Cast

Nicholas Hoult

Nicholas Hoult

Matt Ocre

Logan Marshall-Green

Logan Marshall-Green

Sergeant Harper

Henry Cavill

Henry Cavill

Captain Syverson

Gonzalo Menendez

Gonzalo Menendez

Haring

Beau Knapp

Beau Knapp

Sergeant Burton

Sam Spruell

Sam Spruell

1st LT Anthony

Tommy Flanagan

Tommy Flanagan

Sergeant McGregor

Glen Powell

Glen Powell

Sergeant Dylan Chutsky

Neil Brown Jr.

Neil Brown Jr.

Enzo

Navid Negahban

Navid Negahban

Kadeer

Themes & Keywords

iraqsmall villageoccupationamerican soldiers

About Sand Castle

Sand Castle is a war, action, drama film released in 2017 exploring themes of iraq, small village, occupation, american soldiers. Directed by Fernando Coimbra, it stars Nicholas Hoult, Logan Marshall-Green, Henry Cavill. Set during the occupation of Iraq, a squad of U.S. soldiers try to protect a small village.

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