Sand Castle
2017
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Sand Castle is a 2017 American war drama film directed by Fernando Coimbra and written by Chris Roessner. The film stars Nicholas Hoult, Henry Cavill, Logan Marshall-Green, Tommy Flanagan, Glen Powell, Beau Knapp, and Neil Brown Jr. The film centers on Matt Ocre, a young soldier in the United States Army, who is tasked with restoring water to a ...
- Adam Peters
- Chris Roessner
- April 21, 2017
- Fernando Coimbra
Aug 20, 2018 · Chris Roessner served 14 months in Iraq as a Civil Affairs soldier attached to the 4th ID. He is the screenwriter and EP of Netflix’s ‘Sand Castle.’
- Chris Roessner
Apr 24, 2017 · Army Veteran Chris Roessner Brings the Iraq War to the Screen in 'Sand Castle' Published April 24, 2017. Netflix has just given a worldwide streaming launch to Sand Castle, a new film...
Apr 21, 2017 · 938. Play trailer 1:48. 1 Video. 37 Photos. Action Drama War. The story follows a young soldier, and his introduction into the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Based on true events, it bears witness to the destruction and horrors of war. Director. Fernando Coimbra. Writer. Chris Roessner. Stars. Nicholas Hoult. Logan Marshall-Green. Henry Cavill.
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- Fernando Coimbra
- TV-MA
- Action, Drama, War
Apr 18, 2017 · Chris Roessner is one of the few filmmakers in Hollywood who knows what it was like to serve in war. A native of Canton, Ohio who grew up in rural Texas, the 33-year-old screenwriter joined the...
- Adam Linehan
Apr 14, 2017 · Apr 14, 2017. by Danny Benavides. Sand Castle is hitting Netflix on April 21st and we spoke with Screenwriter and Iraq War Vet, Chris Roessner about the film. Sand Castle is takes place Iraq in 2003, and follows a group of American soldiers in the early days of the second Gulf War.
Apr 19, 2017 · Inspired by his deployment in Iraq, Roessner wrote Sand Castle (April 21), which stars Nicholas Hoult and Henry Cavill as soldiers working to win the hearts and minds of Iraqi civilians. Roessner hatched the idea for Sand Castle after he saw Oliver Stone's Vietnam War classic Platoon late one night at the Iraqi dictator's former estate.
