2017 · war · action · drama
Sand Castle
Directed by Fernando Coimbra1h 53m2017
Set during the occupation of Iraq, a squad of U.S. soldiers try to protect a small village.
Our read: Sand Castle (2017) reads as a heavy, steady, grounded war · action · drama entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, steady, measured war / action, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- intense
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