Sand Castle

Sand Castle

Home is a war away

2017•1h 53m•6.5/10

WarActionDrama

Ratings

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6.5/10(844)

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

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Production

The Mark Gordon Company, International Traders, Treehouse Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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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

Parker Sawyers

Parker Sawyers

Sergeant Robinson

Sammy Sheik

Sammy Sheik

Mahmoud

Osy Ikhile

Osy Ikhile

Pepps

Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù

Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù

Sergeant Cole

Nabil Elouahabi

Nabil Elouahabi

Arif

Anthony Welsh

Anthony Welsh

Carter

Ziad Abaza

Ziad Abaza

Majid

Nicholas Jacob

Nicholas Jacob

Rasul

Salim Daw

Salim Daw

Sheik

Jake Fairbrother

Jake Fairbrother

Kidwell

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