The Sand Castle
Stranded on a deserted island, a family of four scavenges for survival as their past unravels, sending them into a downward spiral of painful events.
- Year: 2024
- Country: Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, United States of America
- Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Adventure, Fantasy
- Studio: Front Row Filmed Entertainment, Houston King Productions, Akward Productions, Empire Entertainment, Netflix International Pictures, Netflix
- Keyword: sea, daughter, adolescence, egypt, island, saudi arabia, middle east, sibling relationship, post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), drowning, red sea, nightmare, prayer, photography, narration, classroom, sadness, greece, thirst, psychological stress, islam, lighthouse, illusion, threat of death, sudan, family secrets, family relationships, god, stranded, apparition, joy of life, memory, morality, racism, psychological thriller, fear, summer, explosion, summer vacation, struggle for survival, teenage boy, human rights, displacement, sea monster, sea turtle, social injustice, atmospheric, injury, parents, skepticism, child's point of view, teenage rebellion, storm at sea, innocence lost, yemen, haunted by the past, kite flying, family values, headphones, separation from family, expulsion, may day, syria, high hopes, disturbed teenager, suffering parent, arabs, mother child separation, kids in peril, scared to death, bahrain, wishing on a star, children's story, deadly, survivalism, unity, abandoned, schoolroom, marital tensions, hopelessness, maritime, arab world, idyllic, new horizons, island life, faith family, unique visuals, doubtful survival, family conflicts, mixed race marriage, mind games, paranoid thriller, fear of death, lost children, racial injustice, loss of faith, united arab emirates, overcoming fears, crime against humanity, refuge, lebanese war, cry for help, arabic music, sea level rise, kid sister, childhood innocence, mysterious events, search for daughter, terrified family, red shoes, islamism, survive, thought provoking, visionary, daughters, haunted island, mysterious lights, paradise lost, hope for a new life, anti-colonialism, suspension of disbelief, walkman, life is strange, youth mental health, father son hug, mixed marriage, children in danger, sunsets, solve for why, independent film, traditional values, beautiful landscapes, mesmerizing, displaced persons, girl, children, racial hatred, save children, hidden past, suspense, qatar, united states, protect humanity, visions, fading memories, lebanon, multiple genres, survival at sea, desperation, hidden clues, levant, violence, long horizon, adam, feeling uncomfortable, thriller, tense, scary noise, children’s dreams, for your consideration, film, mind-blowing, oman, happiness, kingdom of saudi arabia, hopeful, horrified, arab cinema, dreamy, capernaum, easter egg, genre film, survival thriller, stolen innocence, movie, nadine labaki, caramel, zain al rafeea, eye-opening, riman, jana, nabil, yasmine, coordinates, tarp, blue tarp, fight to survive
- Director: Matty Brown
- Cast: Nadine Labaki, Ziad Bakri, Zain Al Rafeea, Riman Al Rafeea
