✗ SKIP — Not worth it

Sand Castle

Name: Sand Castle
Director: Fernando Coimbra
Genre: War, Action, Drama
Released: 2017-04-21
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Nicholas Hoult, Logan Marshall-Green, Henry Cavill, Gonzalo Menendez, Beau Knapp

2017 · 1h 53m · War, Action, Drama

IMDb 6.3 Metacritic 45 RT 47%

Sand Castle has solid intentions and decent performances, but the critics agree it's a middling war drama that doesn't justify your evening. Skip it unless you're a completist for Iraq War films—there are better options out there.

Plot

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

Director: Fernando Coimbra

Cast: Nicholas Hoult, Logan Marshall-Green, Henry Cavill, Gonzalo Menendez, Beau Knapp

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