Sand Castle (Henry Cavill, Nicholas Hoult)

[Pounder]

Sand Castle | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix - YouTube

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. The film stars Nicholas Hoult, Henry Cavill, Glen Powell, Logan Marshall-Green, Beau Knapp, Neil Brown Jr., Parker Sawyers, Sam Spruell, Sammy Sheik, Tommy Flanagan and is available only on Netflix April 21.

[MifuneFan]

That looks good. Hoult seems perfect for that kind of role.

[captveg]

I'll check it out.

One thing that Netflix is doing that is hurting the perception for their feature film trailers: having the Netflix logo on the bottom right throughout. It's distracting and makes their movies seem like TV events rather than real "movies". They should take a cue from Amazon and just have a normal trailer without the logo bug.

[imsounoriginal]

Nice cast but doesn't look interesting. I'll see how reviews pan out.

[ThatOneGuy]

Its on Netflix, I'll watch it since I'm not really paying for it.

[sandman slim]

Just watched this, 7 maybe 8 out of 10. Solid little war movie, with three of my favorite actors. And it perfectly sums up why I have such a problem with "it's on Netflix". I liked this movie, I want more of it: deleted scenes, interviews, commentary tracks. And unless they've got some secret plan to start releasing their originals on physical media after a five or six year exclusivity window, I'll never get it. Frustrating, as a movie fan...

[Falaskan]

Why can’t Henry Cavill follow in the footsteps of his costar, Armie Hammer, and act in a Call Me By Your Name sequel??