The Hornet's Nest

The Hornet's Nest
Film poster
Directed by David Salzberg
Christian Tureaud
Produced by Christian Tureaud
David Salzberg
Production
company
HighRoad Entertainment
BASE Productions
Distributed by Freestyle Releasing
Release date
  • May 9, 2014 (2014-05-09)
Running time
 97 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $307,244[1]

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

The film follows two journalists, Mike Boettcher and Carlos Beottcher (a father and son), embedded with a group of United States Armed Forces troops 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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