Five new photos have been released showing off scenes from the action drama Sand Castle. The action takes place during the Gulf War and stars Nicholas Hoult (X-Men‘s Hank McCoy/Beast), Henry Cavill (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice), and Logan Marshall-Green (Quarry). Sand Castle‘s inspired by the experiences of screenwriter Chris Roessner and was directed by Fernando Coimbra (A Wolf at the Door). Netflix is targeting a spring 2017 premiere.
The cast also includes Glen Powell, Beau Knapp, and Neil Brown Jr.
The Plot: Set in Iraq in 2003, Sand Castle follows a group of American soldiers in the early days of the second Gulf War. Bearing witness to the heat and the horror is the inexperienced Private Matt Ocre (Nicholas Hoult), who together with several fellow soldiers is ordered to the outskirts of Baqubah to repair a water pumping station damaged by U.S. bombs. But as Ocre discovers, in an atmosphere where resentment and anger fester, trying to win the hearts and minds of the locals is a task fraught with danger. It’s here, in the streets, squares and schools that he discovers the true cost of war.
