Project Detail

Sand Castle

Synopsis

Inspired by actual events, the gripping story of 19-year-old Matt Ocre, a machine gunner in the 2003 Iraq War. Matt and his platoon are sent on a mission to repair a damaged aqueduct in the increasingly dangerous village of Baqubah. Things quickly turn from bad to worse as the rising and deadly Sunni insurgency threatens to tip the already unstable region into full-on bloodshed and mayhem. In the face of overwhelming adversity, Matt and his comrades-in-arms, Falvy and Bartles, under the command of Captain Syverson, must tap into hidden strength and courage if they hope to get out alive.

Details

Year
2017
Type of project
Features
Director
Fernando Coimbra
Producer
Mark Gordon, Justin Nappi, Ben Pugh
Executive Producer
Juliet Berman, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Chris Roessner
Editor
Zach Staenberg
Screenwriter
Chris Roessner
Director of Photography
Ben Richardson
Production Designer
Mike Gunn
Composer
Adam Peters
Principal cast
Nicholas Hoult, Henry Cavill, Glen Powell, Beau Knapp

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

US, UK coproduction

The Mark Gordon Company (US), Treehouse Pictures (US), 42 (UK), International Traders (JO)

Sales Company

Voltage Pictures

116 N Robertson Blvd., Suite 200
Los Angeles
CA 90048
USA

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