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 Nest
Le nid
Directed byDavid Paradis
Written byBruno Maltais
David Paradis
Produced byÉmilie André
David Paradis
StarringPierre-Luc Brillant
Isabelle Blais
CinematographyClaude Rouleau
Edited byJean-François Blanchet
Music byPierre-Luc Brillant
Release date
  • July 25, 2018 (2018-07-25) (Fantasia)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

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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