Nid de guêpes (2002)

Director:

Florent Emilio Siri

Writers:

Florent Emilio Siri (writer)
Jean-François Tarnowski (writer)

Release Date:

6 March 2002 (France)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

12000-patsu kurae [Japan]

Plot:

Laborie is a high-flying officer in the French special forces. Her mission is to escort Abedin Nexhep...

Plot Keywords:

Warehouse | Industrial Park | Prostitution | Trial | Special Forces

Cast

Samy Naceri	...	Nasser
Benoît Magimel	...	Santino
Nadia Farès	...	Helene Laborie
Pascal Greggory	...	Louis
Sami Bouajila	...	Selim
Anisia Uzeyman	...	Nadia
Richard Sammel	...	Winfried
Valerio Mastandrea	...	Giovanni
Martial Odone	...	Martial
Martin Amic	...	Spitz
Alexandre Hamidi	...	Tony
Angelo Infanti	...	Abedin Nexhep
Grigori Manukov	...	Le Passager VAB (as Grigori Manoukov)
Paul Hervet	...	Vigile 1
Frédéric Kontogom	...	Vigile 2

Also Known As:

The Nest (International: English title)
Wasps' Nest (International: English title) (literal title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and language.

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

France

Language:

French | English | German | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Malaysia:18SG (uncut) | Malaysia:U (cut) | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:R16 | France:-12 | Germany:18 | Netherlands:12 | Spain:18 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R | Norway:15 | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

France

Company:

Canal+

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hostage (2005/I)

A surprisingly good action flick

Just finished watching Nid de Guepes, or the Nest, as it is translated. The beginning I found to be somewhat slow - there is very little dialogue until the sh@t starts to fly in the building. However, I found myself drawn to whether or not and more importantly who would make it out alive.

Overall, for an action movie, it was good - no hero machismo, no action stars . The one and only rescue attempt made (in the truck) is put to rest within a matter of seconds in a hail of bullets; something you don't see quite often in a typical Hollywood blockbuster.

There are no heroes, no guns for glory. It simply tells the story of a group of people, thrown into the same "merde", fighting to survive. Whatever remains of the bravado is quickly put to an end as you see how high the odds were stacked against them - the continuous legion of gunmen assaulting the factory in droves.

Not to mention Fares, switching from French, to Italian to English without missing a beat. Rrrroow.

A good flick