The Hornet's Nest

2016 • 96 minutes
4.2
100 reviews
72%
Tomatometer
Eligible
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The Hornet's Nest is a groundbreaking and immersive feature film, using unprecedented real footage to tell the story of an elite group of U.S. troops sent on a dangerous mission deep inside one of Afghanistan's most hostile valleys. What was planned as a single day strike turned into nine intense days of harrowing combat against an invisible, hostile enemy in the country's complex terraine where no foreign troops had ever dared to go before. Two embedded journalists, a father and son, bravely followed the troops through the fiercest and most blood-soaked battlegrounds of the conflict. The result is an intensely raw film experience which gives audiences a deeply emotional and authentic view of heroism at the center of this gripping story.

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4.2
100 reviews
James “Jimmie” Mattingly
February 20, 2022
I served with the soldiers from No Slack during the Iraq deployments. This is one of the most realistic looks at deployment out there. I salute my brothers and sisters who were there, and kneel for those who never returned. Until Valhalla! NFS♣️
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Allison Baldwin
January 4, 2018
Thank you.. to all brave and true Americans who know what bravery and honor is... And the the high cost of freedom.
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Logan Rhodes
June 17, 2020
Good documentary about an interesting group of soldiers but the damn Hollywood sfx killed it for me...
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