First trailer for Netflix's 'Sand Castle' isn't as playful as its title might suggest

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By Darian Scalamoni

            Here we are, yet another day with another movie from Netflix. The newest project titled Sand Castle and is a war drama that just received its first trailer.

            Sand Castle is set against the backdrop of the second Gulf War in Iraq in 2003 that stars Nicholas Hoult as Private Matt Ocre, who we see early on in the trailer attempts to injure himself to get out of combat duty. Ocre has a genuine fear of the battleground it seems as the film will explore not only Ocre but the conflict in general for the American soldiers and Iraqi citizens who were bothered by the soldiers occupying their country. The trailer is tense and looks to be a commentary on a time where all involved were scared for their lives.

            Check out the trailer below for Sand Castle! The movie stars Hoult, Henry Cavill, Glen Powell, Logan Marshall-Green, Beau Knapp, Neil Brown Jr., Parker Sawyers ad Tommy Flanagan. Sand Castle is available to stream on Netflix on April 21^st.