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Red Sands

Movie·2009·Action, Horror, War·1h 29m·4.3 (105)·Directed by Alex Turner

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A group of U.S. soldiers on a mission in the Middle East find themselves with nothing to do in their free time. Out of sheer boredom they end up destroying an old statue in the desert, only to unleash a horrific entity.

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Shane WestShane WestJeff KellerLeonard RobertsLeonard RobertsMarcus HowstonAldis HodgeAldis HodgeTrevor AndersonCallum BlueCallum BlueGregory WilcoxBrendan MillerBrendan MillerChard DaviesTheo RossiTheo RossiTino HullNoel GugliemiNoel GugliemiJorge WardellMercedes MasonMercedes MasonArab Woman

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