The Nest (2018 film)

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The Nest
Le nid
Directed byDavid Paradis
Written byBruno Maltais
David Paradis
Produced byÉmilie André
David Paradis
Starring Pierre-Luc Brillant
Isabelle Blais
CinematographyClaude Rouleau
Edited byJean-François Blanchet
Music byPierre-Luc Brillant
Release date
Running time
84 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The Nest (French : Le nid) is a Canadian psychological thriller film, directed by David Paradis and released in 2018. [1] The film stars Pierre-Luc Brillant as Pierre-Luc, an actor who agrees to his girlfriend Isabelle's (Isabelle Blais) request that he spend five days confined to a locked room, with no contact with the outside world except webcam conversations with her. [2]

The film premiered in July 2018 at the Fantasia International Film Festival, where it won the Barry Convex Award for Best Canadian Feature. [3]

The film received two Canadian Screen Award nominations, for Best Sound Editing and the John Dunning Best First Feature Award, at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019. [4]

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