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District B13
(2004)
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Cast
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Tony D'Amario | ... | |
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Bibi Naceri | ... |
Taha Bemamud
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| Dany Verissimo-Petit | ... |
Lola
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François Chattot | ... |
Krüger
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Nicolas Woirion | ... |
Corsini
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Patrick Olivier | ... |
Le colonel
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Jamel
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Jérôme Gadner | ... |
K2 boy 1
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Tarik Boucekhine | ... |
Yoyo (para 1)
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Grégory Jean | ... |
Para 2
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Warren Zavatta | ... |
Para 3
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Dominique Dorol | ... |
Cerbère Taha
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Le gros mercenaire
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Plot Synopsis
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)
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Welcome to District B13 Welcome to the futureMotion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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Country:
FranceLanguage:
FrenchRelease Date:
10 November 2004 (France) See more »Also Known As:
District 13 See more »Box Office
Budget:
€12,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£98,747 (UK) (7 July 2006)Gross:
$1,197,786 (USA) (25 August 2006)Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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Title Card: Paris, 2010 / As crime spirals out of control, the government constructs a wall around highest risk housing projects.
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Written by Street Fabulous
Performed by Street Fabulous
©2004 EuropaCorp
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Trivia
Dany Verissimo-Petit spent two whole days on a roof in the freezing cold in ripped clothes, handcuffed to a bomb. See more »Goofs
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 »Soundtracks
"Sté Éléctro 2"Written by Street Fabulous
Performed by Street Fabulous
©2004 EuropaCorp
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What is there to like about this movie? Well, the plot is pretty good, even though I'd have much more trouble suspending my disbelief if it would not have been French. In the wake of all the ruckus in France, this movie feels pretty realistic as a social commentary.
The stunts(Parkour) are amazing. Smooth, fluid motion and crisp, no-bullshit camera-work makes it a real treat to the eye. The fighting scenes are cool too, and they at least partially real(for unreal, watch Hard Target or any other Van Damme movie. For real, watch Heat) and not as repetitive and drawn-out as the usual ones.
The whole ghetto atmosphere works really well. Concrete and poverty works fine as scenery. Dialouge seemed good too from what I got from the subtitles.
What's there to dislike? Well, character development is the same-old. Two different guys team up and saves the day, overcome their differences and live happily ever after. It has been done before, but at least it's done well here.
The music is consistent and fitting, so that's more of a matter of taste.
Otherwise, the movie is pretty much solid. Minor flaws, but on the whole a treat from the moment it starts to the end. Not something you add to the DVD collection, maybe, but certainly worthwhile. -7/10