The Nest (2002)

Alliances change when an armored car with an Albanian mafia boss prisoner escapes a mafia army by driving inside a warehouse, which is being robbed by a French gang stealing laptops etc.

Director:

Florent-Emilio Siri

Writers:

Florent-Emilio Siri, Jean-François Tarnowski

Stars:

Samy Naceri, Benoît Magimel, Nadia Farès

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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 Manoukov	...	Le Passager VAB
Paul Hervet	...	Vigile 1
Frédéric Kontogom	...	Vigile 2

Storyline

Laborie is a high-flying officer in the French special forces. Her mission is to escort Abedin Nexhep, a godfather of the Albanian mafia. Charged with heading a wide-reaching prostitution network, this formidable criminal is due to stand trial before a European court. During the transfer, killers hired by Nexhep set up an ambush to free their boss but Laborie and her men manage to escape. After a frantic chase, the officers seek refuge, with their prisoner, in a warehouse located in the heart of an industrial park. There they meet up with a gang that has come to steal computer material. Meanwhile, Nexhep's killers surround the warehouse?

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Plot Keywords:

watching tv | infrared | warehouse | trial | special forces | 

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Taglines:

12000-patsu kurae [Japan]

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Loosely inspired by John Carpenter's "Assault on Precint 13".

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Goofs

When Martial uses the remote to turn the Liebherr telescopic crane, you can see the jib attached to the right side of the boom. Seconds later, when he extends the boom, the jib is attached to the front of the boom. Aside from the necessary time and space, it is not possible for only one person to attach the jib.

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Alternate Versions

The end credits on the French DVD has the character photos in color and the credits itself in white. However, the French Blu-ray has the character photos in Black & White and the credits itself in red.

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Connections

References The Magnificent Seven (1960)

User Reviews

Assault on french precinct

Well it's not a precinct and maybe assault is too much. But I'm talking about influence and it's obvious what the influences were. If not Carpenter than the western movies Carpenter was inspired by. But you don't have Cowboys and Indians here. You have different kind of guys, who try to get out (or is it in?).

A very well though of french thriller, that is very tense and has a lot of action to hold your attention. And while this has quite a few western influences (as I wrote above), I was expecting an American remake anytime soon, after the movie came out. It didn't happen though, so you have to watch this. Which is not a bad thing. Because the movie is quite good and you have quite a few french stars in it too.

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French English German Italian

Release Date:

6 March 2002 (France)

Also Known As:

Ninho de Vespas

Filming Locations:

France

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,941,471

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinémane Films, Carrere Group D.A., Pathé Image Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1