# Sand Castle (2017)

> An uncertain young infantryman discovers that rebuilding a village water system can be as perilous and morally fraught as combat during the Iraq occupation.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/248365

## Facts

- Runtime: 113 min
- Genres: War, Action, Drama
- Director: Fernando Coimbra
- Cast: Nicholas Hoult, Logan Marshall-Green, Henry Cavill, Gonzalo Menendez, Beau Knapp, Sam Spruell, Tommy Flanagan, Glen Powell
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2582576/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: harrowing, bleak, tense, serious movie night, war history viewing

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