Sand Castle (2017)

The story follows a young soldier, and his introduction into the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Based on true events, it bears witness to the destruction, and horrors of war.

Director:

Fernando Coimbra

Writer:

Chris Roessner

Stars:

Nicholas Hoult, Logan Marshall-Green, Henry Cavill

Cast

Credited cast:
Henry Cavill	...	Cpt. Syverson
Logan Marshall-Green	...	Sgt. Harper
Glen Powell	...	Sgt. Chutsky
Nicholas Hoult	...	Pvt. Matt Ocre
Tommy Flanagan	...	Sgm. MacGregor
Beau Knapp	...	Sgt. Burton
Navid Negahban	...	Kadeer
Neil Brown Jr.	...	Cpl. Enzo
Sam Spruell	...	1st Lt. Anthony
Gonzalo Menendez	...	Haring
Anthony Welsh	...	Carter
Ziad Abaza	...	Majid
Parker Sawyers	...	Sergeant Robinson
Sope Dirisu	...	Sgt. Cole
Sammy Sheik	...	Mahmoud

Storyline

A soldier enlists just before the 9/11. He is not a brave man--simply volunteering to defend freedom. Arriving in Iraq in 2003, just after the occupation of Bagdad, with a few soldiers of his infantry platoon, he is sent to provide water to a village whose infrastructure was destroyed. Simple things however, such as water transportation, water distribution and the reconstruction of the plumbing became a challenge in war environment.

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Plot Keywords:

based on true story | bare chested male | shower | taking a shower | man in shower | 

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English German

Release Date:

21 April 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Castello di sabbia

Filming Locations:

Jordan

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Mark Gordon Company,Treehouse Pictures,International Traders

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Writer Chris Roessner said that Henry Cavill was perfect for the role because besides his respect for the military, he had the perfect look for the character. Roessner said, "He sure as hell looked the part. I mean the guy is Superman. You've seen the films. He's in ridiculous shape. And these Special Forces soldiers, when they aren't on missions they're working out. That's the lifestyle and the body type follows. So that was clear."

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Goofs

Both M-60A3 main battle tanks and AH-1 attack helicopters are shown being used by the US Army in the movie. By the time of the invasion of Iraq in 2003 both had been replaced in service by the M-1 Abrams and AH-64 Apache.

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Quotes

Cpt. Syverson: Taught that guy Texas Hold 'em. Do not play him. Turns out he's a Goddamn prodigy.

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Connections

Referenced in Good Morning Britain: Episode dated 20 April 2017 (2017)

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Soundtracks

Roots Bloody Roots
By Sepultura

User Reviews

a watchable war movie

it is actually a very good movie considering it has been filmed by a TV network (netflix) the movie writing wasn't great but it got some good lines and quote and funny moments too ... and the directing was kind of fine but it could be better... What i hated the most that they had some good actors but they didn't use they full potential such as Henry Cavill and Nicholas Hoult and speaking of Henry Cavill hell i still seeing superman when i look at him! finally it is a good movie and i recommend it if you have no thing else to watch....