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The Hornet's Nest

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Journalists Mike and Carlos Boettcher follow U.S. troops during nine harrowing days of combat in Afghanistan.
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Joe Leydon Variety 06/02/2014
A vivid up-close view of the travails of U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Go to Full Review Daniel M. Gold New York Times 05/29/2014
Mr. Boettcher knew those men, puts faces to their names. As he says, every soldier's story is different, and they all bear telling. Go to Full Review Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times 05/29/2014
"The Hornet's Nest" is a kinetic, immersive experience, particularly in its deeply felt human moments. Go to Full Review Rob Humanick The Berks-Mont News 09/24/2014
"...little more than lip service to the horrors, and ethical challenges, of modern war." Go to Full Review Ron Wilkinson It's Just Movies 07/08/2014
6/10
Great live action footage fails to make up for poor narration and organization. Go to Full Review Todd Jorgenson Cinemalogue 06/30/2014
The result isn't as cumulatively powerful as intended, but it remains politically even-handed and offers some immersive insight along the front lines. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Melva K 01/03/2024 It's a great documentary. Shows what our military goes through. Reporter risks his life to be able to film and show civilians of what happens out there. I totally recommend watching it, it's a good eye opener. See more Karen F @foster.karen 10/01/2023 Military propaganda. Terrifying to think of a loved one here See more 01/16/2022 The Hornets Nest comes with incredible footage of real-time warzones, and respectfully pays tribute to the courageous soldiers who participate in them. However, at times the documentary feels inauthentic, and dare-I-say-it, a little self-serving towards the reporter who filmed it. See more 10/05/2021 Plenty of action & bravery throughout. Also, the swearing was funny... See more greg r @itsgregsworld 04/14/2021 Incredible documentary about true American heroes See more charles w @Charles1967 03/10/2021 Really an outstanding look at what our military has to endure in its mission in Afghanistan. I will say that Mr. Boettcher doesn't miss an opportunity to show himself. More voice over and less "look at me" would have been good. But again it is certainly worth the watch. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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David Salzberg

Director

Christian Tureaud

Director

Mike Boettcher

Actor

Carlos Boettcher

Actor

Diane Sawyer

Actor

John Brenkus

Executive Producer

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Movie Info

Synopsis Journalists Mike and Carlos Boettcher follow U.S. troops during nine harrowing days of combat in Afghanistan.
Director
David Salzberg, Christian Tureaud
Producer
Carlos Boettcher, Mike Boettcher
Distributor
Freestyle Releasing
Production Co
Highroad
Rating
R (Language Throughout)
Genre
Documentary, Action, History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 23, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 9, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$312.0K
Runtime
1h 35m
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