Nadine Labaki-Starrer ‘The Sand Castle’ Featuring ‘Capernaum’ Co-Stars Boarded by Netflix (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comNick Vivarelli International Correspondent Netflix has officially boarded “The Sand Castle” that sees Lebanese multi-hyphenate Nadine Labaki reunite on screen with “Capernaum” siblings Zain and Reman Al Rafeea.
The streaming giant has set a Jan. 25, 2025, global drop date for the hotly anticipated thriller. U.S. director Matty Brown — whose shorts have won accolades — makes his feature film debut with “The Sand Castle” which is the tale of an Arabic family of four stuck on a seemingly idyllic island.
There, the family begins to uncover dark secrets that they struggle to keep from their youngest, Jana. “As events spiral out of control and the line between reality and fiction blurs, the family is forced to confront harsh truths and difficult choices, testing their resilience and their hopes of making it back home,” says the provided synopsis.
The film’s ensemble cast also features Palestinian actor Ziad Bakri (“Meet the Barbarians”). Brown co-wrote “Sand Castle” with Jordan’s Yasmina Kharaja and Egyptian-Qatari writer-director Hend Fakhroo.
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