''The Nest'' (

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), also known as ''Nid de guêpes'', is a French

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/ thriller

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, co-written and

directed Direct may refer to: Mathematics * Directed set, in order theory * Direct limit of (pre), sheaves * Direct sum of modules, a construction in abstract algebra which combines several vector spaces Computing * Direct access (disambiguation), a ...

Florent-Emilio Siri Florent-Emilio Siri (born 2 March 1965) is a French film director and screenwriter born in Lorraine (region), Lorraine. Siri studied cinema at the Sorbonne University and Ecole Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle, ESRA in Paris. Siri is a mu ...

. The literal translation of the French title is ''Wasp's Nest.'' The film is quasi-

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of the 1976 film, '' Assault on Precinct 13,'' which in turn was inspired by 1959's '' Rio Bravo.''All Movie Guide for ''Assault on Precinct 13''
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Plot

During

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when most people are enjoying the French national holiday, a group of thieves prepare to commit a warehouse robbery at a massive industrial park. Meanwhile, Laborie, a special agent in the French special forces, is leading an international team that is escorting the captured leader of the

Albanian mafia Albanian mafia or Albanian organized crime () are the general terms used for criminal organizations based in Albania or composed of ethnic Albanians. Albanian organized crime is active mostly in Europe and South America, but also in various other ...

, Abedin Nexhep, who is due in court on charges of running an extensive European prostitution network. Despite the considerable security escort, Nexhep's henchmen still manage to set up an ambush. Laborie manages to escape with Nexhep. They take refuge in the warehouse that is being robbed of computer equipment by the group of criminals. While facing off against the would-be thieves, the Albanian mafia surround the warehouse. Soon the three groups are involved in a long firefight with everyone involved struggling to survive.

Cast

Samy Naceri Saïd Naceri (; born 2 July 1961), known as Samy Naceri (), is a French actor known for his work in the four '' Taxi'' films and '' The Code'' (''La Mentale''). Early life and career Naceri was born to an Algerian Berber Kabyle father and a Fre ...

as Nasser *

Benoît Magimel Benoît Magimel (; born 11 May 1974) is a French actor. He was 14 when he appeared in his first film, and has starred in a variety of roles in French cinema. At age 16, Magimel left school to pursue acting as a career. In 2001, he won the Best A ...

as Santino * Nadia Farès as Laborie *

Pascal Greggory Pascal Greggory (born 8 September 1954) is a French actor. Personal life Greggory is openly gay. He had long-term relationships with Patrice Chéreau and François-Marie Banier. Filmography * '' Les Sœurs Brontë'' (1979) by André Téchiné ...

as Louis *

Sami Bouajila Sami Bouajila (born 26 May 1966) is a Tunisian-French actor who has won two César Awards. Bouajila has worked and acted in two Oscar nominated films ('' Days of Glory'' and '' Outside the Law''), both directed by director Rachid Bouchareb. Earl ...

as Selim *

Anisia Uzeyman Anisia Uzeyman (born Anisziya Uwizeyimana, February 1975) is a Rwandan actress and playwright. She is most noted as codirector with Saul Williams of the 2021 film '' Neptune Frost''.Wendy Ide"‘Neptune Frost’: Cannes Review" ''Screen Daily'', ...

as Nadia * Richard Sammel as Winfried *

Valerio Mastandrea Valerio Mastandrea (born 14 February 1972) is an Italian film, stage and television actor. Life and career He was born in Rome. While being a student of philosophy, in the early 1990s Mastandrea enjoyed some success thanks to the semi-regular p ...

as Giovanni * Martial Odone as Martial * Martin Amic as Spitz * Alexandre Hamidi as Tony *

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as Abedin Nexhep

Production

''Nid de Guêpes'' combines a director's love of the Western, especially the old films such as the original '' Fort Apache'', with modern European fears about

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and the modern cinematic trope of the girl hero or female

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. The

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of the movie was highly influential in subsequent American cinema releases, especially the most recent remake of '' Assault on Precinct 13''. The film closely follows

John Carpenter John Howard Carpenter (born January 16, 1948) is an American filmmaker, composer, and actor. Most commonly associated with horror film, horror, action film, action, and science fiction film, science fiction films of the 1970s and 1980s, he is ...

's original '' Assault on Precinct 13'' even down to a similar last stand and a variant of the infamous "ice cream truck" scene.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nest, The 2002 films 2002 action thriller films French action thriller films 2000s French-language films Films about organized crime in France Films directed by Florent-Emilio Siri French remakes of American films 2000s French films