''The Nest'' (french: Le nid) is a Canadian psychological thriller film, directed by David Paradis and released in 2018. The film stars

Pierre-Luc Brillant Pierre-Luc Brillant (born January 29, 1978) is a Canadian actor and musician. He is best known for his performance in the film '' C.R.A.Z.Y.'', for which he received a Prix Jutra nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 2006. Brillant is also a ...

as Pierre-Luc, an actor who agrees to his girlfriend Isabelle's (

Isabelle Blais Isabelle Sophie Emilie Blais (born June 21, 1975) is a Canadian film and television actress and singer. History Isabelle Blais was born on June 21, 1975 in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. She is a graduate of the Montreal campus of the Conservatoir ...

) request that he spend five days confined to a locked room, with no contact with the outside world except webcam conversations with her. The film premiered in July 2018 at the

Fantasia International Film Festival Fantasia International Film Festival (also known as Fantasia-fest, FanTasia, and Fant-Asia) is a film festival that has been based mainly in Montreal since its founding in 1996. Regularly held in July of each year, it is valued by both hardcore ...

, where it won the Barry Convex Award for Best Canadian Feature. The film received two

Canadian Screen Award The Canadian Screen Awards (french: link=no, Les prix Écrans canadiens) are awards given for artistic and technical merit in the film industry recognizing excellence in Canadian film, English-language television, and digital media ( web series ...

nominations, for Best Sound Editing and the

John Dunning Best First Feature Award The John Dunning Best First Feature Award is a special Canadian film award, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the year's best feature film by a first-time film director. Under the earlier names Claude Jutra Award and Ca ...

, at the

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in 2019."Nominations aux prix Écrans canadiens: le Québec vole la vedette"
'' Le Journal de Montréal'', February 7, 2019.

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* 2018 films 2018 psychological thriller films Canadian psychological thriller films Quebec films French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films {{psychological-thriller-film-stub