The Hornet's Nest

For the 1955 British crime comedy film, see The Hornet's Nest (1955 film). For the 2003 novel by Jimmy Carter, see The Hornet's Nest (novel). For other uses, see Hornets Nest.
The Hornet's Nest
Film poster
Directed byDavid Salzberg
Christian Tureaud
Produced byChristian Tureaud
David Salzberg
Production
companies
HighRoad Entertainment
BASE Productions
Distributed byFreestyle Releasing
Release date
  • May 9, 2014 (2014-05-09)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$307,244[1]

The Hornet's Nest is a 2014 American documentary film about the Afghanistan war, directed and produced by David Salzberg and Christian Tureaud.

The film follows two journalists, Mike Boettcher and Carlos Boettcher (a father and son), embedded with a group of United States Army soldiers from 101st Airborne Division sent on a mission into one of Afghanistan's most hostile valleys. The three-day mission becomes an intense nine days of fighting against the enemy.[2][3]

Accolades

The Hornet's Nest won the Chairman's Award at the San Diego Film Festival in 2014.[4]

References

  1. ^ "The Hornet's Nest (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  2. ^ Gary Goldstein, "Afghanistan war documentary 'The Hornet's Nest' embeds you", Los Angeles Times, May 29, 2014.
  3. ^ Shawn S. Lealos, "Oklahoman's film shows what is happening in the war in Afghanistan", The Oklahoman, May 13, 2014.
  4. ^ "Dale's Corner: Honoring Our Military Through Film". San Diego International Film Festival SDiFF. Retrieved 2018-04-23.


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