Sand Castle (2017)

Movie
German title	Sand Castle
Original title	Sand Castle
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	2017
length	113 minutes
Rod
Director	Fernando Coimbra
script	Chris Roessner
production	Mark Gordon , ; Justin Nappi , ; Ben Pugh
music	Adam Peters
camera	Ben Richardson
cut	Zach Staenberg
occupation
	Nicholas Hoult : Matt Ocre; Logan Marshall-Green : Staff Sergeant Harper; Henry Cavill : Captain Syverson; Tommy Flanagan : Sergeant Major McGregor; Glen Powell : Sergeant Dylan Chutsky; Beau Knapp : Sergeant Burton; Neil Brown Jr .: Corporal Enzo; Sam Spruell : First Lieutenant Anthony;

Sandcastle is an American war film of Brazilian director Fernando Coimbra from the year 2017 . The drama is based on the real experiences of author Chris Roessner and was produced by 42 and Treehouse Pictures . The film was distributed by Netflix , which released the film on April 21, 2017.

action

Young infantryman Matt Ocre joins the US Army to help finance his studies. After a short time, however, he is repulsed from everyday military life and tries to evade service by breaking his hand himself. But shortly after the hand has healed, his unit receives the order and is transferred to it during the Iraq war .

After a US helicopter mistakenly destroyed a water pipe in the village of Baquba , his unit was given the task of repairing it. After initial difficulties, the soldiers are able to win over some Iraqis to help with the repairs, but local resistance fighters want to prevent cooperation. From one day to the next, Ocre slips deeper and deeper into the senseless killing and dying of war.

In the end, Ocre is a seemingly empty shell that just wants retribution. But Ocre's superiors send him back to the United States by plane.

History of origin

The content of the film is based on the experiences of author Chris Roessner, who was deployed as a machine gunner in the Iraq war. His script was on the black list in 2012 (list of unfilmed scripts).

Reviews

"A Captured Fact-Based Drama" (Philadelphia Inquirer)
"Sand Castle is a film that is full of tension and fear and makes viewers look over the soldiers' shoulders." (IGN Movies)

Web links

Sandcastle in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Sandcastle at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Nicholas Hoult, Luke Evans & Henry Cavill Suit Up For War Drama 'Sand Castle'; Mark Gordon Co, Treehouse Producing. In: deadline.com. Retrieved June 19, 2017 (English).
↑ ^a ^b The 2012 Black List: The Year's Hottest Unproduced Screenplays. In: slashfilm.com. Retrieved June 19, 2017 (English).
^ ^A ^b Critic Reviews For Sand Castle. In: rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved June 19, 2017 (English).

[dl-1] Nicholas Hoult, Luke Evans & Henry Cavill Suit Up For War Drama 'Sand Castle'; Mark Gordon Co, Treehouse Producing. In: deadline.com. Retrieved June 19, 2017 (English).

[sf-2] The 2012 Black List: The Year's Hottest Unproduced Screenplays. In: slashfilm.com. Retrieved June 19, 2017 (English).

[rtr-3] A ^b Critic Reviews For Sand Castle. In: rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved June 19, 2017 (English).