The Hornet's Nest

2014
R
1h 33m

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

2.9K

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Military Documentary Action Documentary History War

Armed only with their cameras, Peabody and Emmy Award-winning conflict Journalist Mike Boettcher, and his son, Carlos, provide unprecedented access into the longest war in U.S. history.Armed only with their cameras, Peabody and Emmy Award-winning conflict Journalist Mike Boettcher, and his son, Carlos, provide unprecedented access into the longest war in U.S. history.Armed only with their cameras, Peabody and Emmy Award-winning conflict Journalist Mike Boettcher, and his son, Carlos, provide unprecedented access into the longest war in U.S. history.

Directors
- David Salzberg
- Christian Tureaud
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

2.9K

YOUR RATING

Directors
- David Salzberg
- Christian Tureaud
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Self
(as SSG Frank Adamski)

Ofren Arrechaga

Self
(as SFC Ofren Arrechaga)

Ed Bankston

Self
(as Cpt Ed Bankston)

Carlos Boettcher

Self

Mike Boettcher

Self

Bryan Burgess

Self
(as SSG Bryan Burgess)

Christian Cabaniss

Self
(as Lt Col Christian Cabaniss)

Jeremy Faulkner

Self
(as PFC Jeremy Faulkner)

Dustin Feldhaus

Self
(as SPC Dustin Feldhaus)

Chris Fields

Self
(as CSM Chris Fields)

Brit Jacobs

Soldier

Jameson Lindskog

Self
(as SPC Jameson Lindskog)

Steve Lutsky

Self
(as Lt Col Steven Lutsky)

Kevin Mott

Self
(as Cpt Kevin Mott)

Tye Reedy

Self
(as Cpt Tye Reedy)

Kellis Richardson

Soldier

Diane Sawyer

Self - ABC News Anchor in Afghanistan)

Shane Shelton

Soldier

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10dbleagles

Edgy...but so is the real thing.

The wars our soldiers have endured in Iraq and Afghanistan deserve the best possible understanding by an informed citizenry. This documentary is about as close to being shot in combat as you will get to see. Take off your political hat and just watch and listen to the bullets fly past. Men are killed in this documentary (though you don't get to see the incident). Men die because they can't be rescued in time. You get to see heart break their friends, sergeants and officers feel at the loss. I also recommend you read/listen to "The Good Soldiers" by David Filkens about our troops in Iraq. If you do all that--then you can really say the words: "Thank you for your service!"

8mvike

Half incredible half bad

As most pointed out...the first half of this was horrible...however if you can get to the final 30-40 minutes...it's increible. The final 2-5 minutes are absolutely heart shattering...

I can't bring myself to give it less than 8/10...only because the men highlighted here who gave their lives may never get another chance to be seen/known. We all need to take that into account, if this is the only time we get to see their story...it deserves to be seen, and if we crush the rating to less than 6.0...that's going to be extremely low for a documentary, and guess what?? People will skip it...

So 10/10 for those brave soldiers...and 0/10 for the man attempting to make their glory his and his sons!!! Shame on him. Those men deserved the FULL time to be known!!!! They could've spent that time early on telling us about these young men we lost...no one cares about you and your sons relationship, pal!!!

6edthesheep

The worst parts of the doc are when either Boettcher is on camera.

The best parts are when neither Boettcher is on camera.

7blazer0981

Most of the reviewers here are id10t's

Can't believe the stupidity in these reviews. Giving a bad review because you don't understand or recognize the basic subject matter of the documentary? Smdh. You people are a disgrace to Americans. No wonder the world thinks we're idiots. You people do all you can to prove we are. Smfh.

8cdesanta

GREAT if you want a taste of what war is really like!

First review of a movie and I plan to keep it short.

This "movie" is pretty dang good! I spend hours searching for good suggestions for movies on IMDb, but everyone has a different favorite genre. If you like this movie then here are another few you'll be sure to enjoy:

RESTREPO SEVERE CLEAR KORENGAL ARMADILLO BEASTS OF NO NATION

and some actual movies: Lone Survivor American SNIPER FULL METAL JACKET (crazy movie lol) BLACK HAWK DOWN etc.. I could go on forever but these are some good starters

ENJOY !

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While the main story is focused on members of the 327th Infantry Regiment, of the 101st Airborne Division, some of the early units shown include members of the 25th Infantry Division, and the 187th Infantry Regiment, the Rakkasans, also of the 101st Airborne Div.