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District B13 (2004)
Banlieue 13 (original title)

R  84 min  -  Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller   -  10 November 2004 (France)
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Set in the ghettos of Paris in 2010, an undercover cop and ex-thug try to infiltrate a gang in order to defuse a neutron bomb.

Director:

Pierre Morel
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cyril Raffaelli Cyril Raffaelli ...
David Belle David Belle ...
Tony D'Amario Tony D'Amario ...
K2
Bibi Naceri Bibi Naceri ...
Taha Bemamud (as Larbi Naceri)
Dany Verissimo Dany Verissimo ...
François Chattot François Chattot ...
Krüger
Nicolas Woirion Nicolas Woirion ...
Corsini
Patrick Olivier Patrick Olivier ...
Le colonel
Samir Guesmi Samir Guesmi ...
Jamel
Jérôme Gadner Jérôme Gadner ...
K2 boy 1
Tarik Boucekhine Tarik Boucekhine ...
Yoyo (para 1)
Grégory Jean Grégory Jean ...
Para 2
Warren Zavatta Warren Zavatta ...
Para 3
Dominique Dorol Dominique Dorol ...
Cerbère Taha
Ludovic Berthillot ...
Le gros mercenaire
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Storyline

In the near future, the worst ghettos of Paris, France are literally walled off and among the worst is District B13. Controlled by the ruthless crime lord, Taha, a young righteous punk named Leïto is determined to bring him down. When the boss retaliates by kidnapping his sister, Lola, a rescue attempt by Leïto is destroyed by betrayal that gets him arrested and Lola kept in the clutches in Taha. Six months later, a crackerjack undercover cop named Damien is given a urgent mission: a neutron bomb has been stolen by Taha in District B13 which has an automatic timer function engaged and set to detonate in less than 24 hours. Now with time running out, Damien and Leïto must work together to find and stop the bomb, but there is far more to this crisis than any of the field players realize. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Bomb | Sister | 2010s | Undercover Cop | Gang  | See more »

Taglines:

Welcome to District B13 Welcome to the future

Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, some drug content and language See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Тринадцатый район See more »

Box Office

Budget:

€12,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$411,544 (USA) (4 June 2006) (151 Screens)

Gross:

$6,920,731 (France)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES  | Dolby Digital EX

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

In the scene where Leito (David Belle) is being chased near the beginning of the film, the way in which he does it in is in fact an activity called Parkour and was invented by Belle himself, influenced by his father Raymond Belle. There weren't any special effects (wirework, computer graphics...) used in 90% of the Parkour scenes. See more »

Goofs

Audio/visual unsynchronized: In the English dub, when the code is being typed into the bomb, Tomaso reads it as "D13", but types "B13", due to the translation of Banlieue as District. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Title Card: Paris, 2010 / As crime spirals out of control, the government constructs a wall around highest risk housing projects.
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Crazy Credits

The Europacorp logo turns into a writing on a stone wall at the
beginning of the movie. See more »

Connections

References Escape from L.A. (1996) See more »

Soundtracks

"Heroes and Champagne"
Written by Aymeric Béguin and Cécile Chaduteau
Performed by Aymeric Béguin and Eric Melville (as Éric Melville)
©2004 EuropaCorp See more »