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<div>{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Mercenaries<br />
| image = Mercenaries (2014 film).jpg<br />
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| director = Christopher Ray<br />
| producer = {{unbulleted list|[[David Michael Latt]]|[[David Rimawi]]|[[Paul Bales]]}}<br />
| writer = Edward DeRuiter<br />
| starring = {{unbulleted list|[[Kristanna Loken]]|[[Brigitte Nielsen]]|[[Vivica A. Fox]]|[[Cynthia Rothrock]]|[[Zoë Bell]]|[[Nicole Bilderback]]}}<br />
| music = <br />
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| distributor = [[The Asylum]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|2014|08|05}}<br />
| runtime = 90 minutes<br />
| country = United States<br />
| language = English<br />
}}<br />
'''''Mercenaries''''' (also called '''''Prison Raid''''') is a 2014 action film starring [[Kristanna Loken]], [[Brigitte Nielsen]], [[Vivica A. Fox]], [[Cynthia Rothrock]], [[Zoë Bell]], and [[Nicole Bilderback]]. In the tradition of [[The Asylum]]'s film catalog, ''Mercenaries'' is a [[mockbuster]] of ''[[The Expendables 3]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityonfire.com/first-look-at-the-all-female-action-flick-prison-raid/ |title=The female ''Expendables'' are here! Cynthia Rothrock, Brigitte Nielsen, Kristanna Loken, Zoë Bell and Vivica A. Fox are ''Mercenaries'' |author=Mighty Peking Man |publisher=''City on Fire'' |date=2014-06-04 |accessdate=2014-06-06}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
During a visit to Kazakhstan the daughter of the U.S. President is captured by a female warlord and held for ransom. The CIA creates a team to rescue her from Ulrika's base; a former Soviet prison nicknamed "The Citadel". The team Kendall puts together were all serving time in U.S. prisons but are offered full pardons for taking part in the operation.<br />
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With the help of a local girl the four-woman team gain access to The Citadel but just as they are about to escape after rescuing the first daughter one of their number turns against them.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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* [[Brigitte Nielsen]] as Ulrika<br />
* Tim Abell as Grigori Babishkova – Ulrika's second in command<br />
* [[Cynthia Rothrock]] as Mona Kendall, CIA<br />
* [[Nicole Bilderback]] as Mei-Lin Fong – explosives expert, pilot<br />
* [[Kristanna Loken]] as Kat Morgan – ex-Marine Corps, scout sniper<br />
* [[Zoë Bell]] as Cassandra Clay – Ranger school, Delta force<br />
* [[Vivica A. Fox]] as Raven (aka Donna Ravena) – former CIA<br />
* Tiffany Panhilason as Elise, daughter of the U.S. president<br />
* Gerald Webb as Bobby<br />
* Alexis Raich as Lexi<br />
* [[Damion Poitier]] as Webber<br />
* [[Morgan Benoit]] as Stefan<br />
* Alicia Vigil as Kristina<br />
* Scott Thomas Reynolds as Agent Reynold<br />
* Edward DeRuiter as Vez<br />
* Emily Lopato as Prostitute<br />
* Adam Dorsey as Guard<br />
* [[Nickolai Stoilov]] as Ozgur<br />
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==Reviews==<br />
''Mercenaries'' received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics, with its dialogue and noticeability of a low budget being criticized the most. On [[review aggregator]] [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has a rating of 0%, based on 7 reviews.<ref>{{cite web | title = Mercenaries | url =http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mercenaries_2011/?search=mercenar | website = rottentomatoes.com | publisher = [[Rotten Tomatoes]] }}</ref> On [[IMDb]], it was given 3,7 out of 10 stars, based on 1,589 reviews.<ref>{{cite web | title = Mercenaries | url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3598222/ | website = imdb.com | publisher = [[IMDb]] }}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.theasylum.cc/product.php?id=257 Official site] at The Asylum<br />
* {{IMDb title|3761034|Mercenaries}}<br />
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