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{{Infobox film
| name           = Mercenaries
| image          = Mercenaries (2014 film).jpg
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| director       = Christopher Ray
| producer       = {{unbulleted list|[[David Michael Latt]]|[[David Rimawi]]|[[Paul Bales]]}}
| writer         = Edward DeRuiter
| starring       = {{unbulleted list|[[Kristanna Loken]]|[[Brigitte Nielsen]]|[[Vivica A. Fox]]|[[Cynthia Rothrock]]|[[Zoë Bell]]|[[Nicole Bilderback]]}}
| music          = 
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| studio         = 
| distributor    = [[The Asylum]]
| released       = {{Film date|2014|08|05}}
| runtime        = 90 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
}}
'''''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>

==Plot==
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.

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.

==Cast==
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* [[Brigitte Nielsen]] as Ulrika
* Tim Abell as Grigori Babishkova – Ulrika's second in command
* [[Cynthia Rothrock]] as Mona Kendall, CIA
* [[Nicole Bilderback]] as Mei-Lin Fong – explosives expert, pilot
* [[Kristanna Loken]] as Kat Morgan – ex-Marine Corps, scout sniper
* [[Zoë Bell]] as Cassandra Clay – Ranger school, Delta force
* [[Vivica A. Fox]] as Raven (aka Donna Ravena) – former CIA
* Tiffany Panhilason as Elise, daughter of the U.S. president
* Gerald Webb as Bobby
* Alexis Raich as Lexi
* [[Damion Poitier]] as Webber
* [[Morgan Benoit]] as Stefan
* Alicia Vigil as Kristina
* Scott Thomas Reynolds as Agent Reynold
* Edward DeRuiter as Vez
* Emily Lopato as Prostitute
* Adam Dorsey as Guard
* [[Nickolai Stoilov]] as Ozgur
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==Reviews==
''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>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.theasylum.cc/product.php?id=257 Official site] at The Asylum
* {{IMDb title|3761034|Mercenaries}}
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