Diamond 13 (2009)
"Diamant 13" (original title)

A cop goes up against his lifelong friend, who has become one of the city's biggest drug traffickers.

Director:

Gilles Béhat

Writers:

Diane Bardinet (translator), Gilles Béhat (scriptwriter),

Stars:

Gérard Depardieu, Olivier Marchal, Asia Argento

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gérard Depardieu	...	Mat
Olivier Marchal	...	Franck
Asia Argento	...	Calhoune
Anne Coesens	...	Léon
Aïssa Maïga	...	Farida
Catherine Marchal	...	Z'yeux d'or
Erick Deshors	...	Spoke
Frédéric Frenay	...	L'ami
Jean-François Wolff	...	Django
Patrick Hastert	...	Directeur de cabinet
Aurélien Recoing	...	Ladje
Gérald Marti	...	Moll
Sacha Kremer	...	Brigadier
Frédéric Lubansu	...	Cynthia
Marc Zinga	...	Ali Baba Mike

Storyline

A cop goes up against his lifelong friend, who has become one of the city's biggest drug traffickers.

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Plot Keywords:

drug | cop | prostitute | france | gun | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

MK2 [fr]

Country:

France Belgium Luxembourg

Language:

French

Release Date:

21 January 2009 (France)

Also Known As:

Diamond 13

Filming Locations:

Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

Box Office

Budget:

€6,850,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

MK2 Productions, Artémis, Samsa Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Asia Argento was pregnant during filming.

User Reviews

Dark & Moody

A great turn by Gerard Depardieu. While he is playing the main role and his character is written straight forward, he gives that man edges. There is a scene where he is looking at another person and you can't quite figure out, what he's up, what his true feelings are (his look is fatherly, but at the same time also menacing ... and curious) ... his facial expressions, his acting ability in general is really great and he really enjoys his role in this movie.

While he is great, there are of course quite a few other things, that are letting him (and his performance) down. There is Asia Argento (very obviously and badly dubbed in french) and quite a few story tweaks, that you have to work around. If and when you do that, you will enjoy Gerard's almost one man show. The question is, are you willing to do that.