Sand Castle

Sand Castle

2017 · 113 min · EN · 6.5 (718 votes)
Dir. Fernando Coimbra · Starring Nicholas Hoult, Logan Marshall-Green, Henry Cavill, Gonzalo Menendez, Beau Knapp, Sam Spruell · Music Adam Peters

Home is a war away

WarActionDrama

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

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This film plunges you into a raw, unvarnished portrayal of conflict, feeling both immediate and deeply human. It's a somber, gritty experience, focusing on the psychological toll and moral complexities faced under immense pressure. The atmosphere is consistently tense, punctuated by moments of desperate action and quiet reflection on duty and survival.

grittytensesomberrealisticdesperatesteadyrealistic war dramaimmersive combatcharacter-drivenfutility of wardutysurvivalmoral ambiguityhuman cost of conflict
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