In the ghettos of Paris in 2010, an undercover cop and an ex-thug try to infiltrate a gang in order to defuse a neutron bomb.
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| Cyril Raffaelli | ... | Capt. Damien Tomaso | |
| David Belle | ... | Leïto | |
| Tony D'Amario | ... | K2 | |
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Bibi Naceri | ... | Taha Bemamud (as Larbi Naceri) |
| Dany Verissimo-Petit | ... | Lola (as Dany Verissimo) | |
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François Chattot | ... | Krüger |
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Nicolas Woirion | ... | Corsini |
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Patrick Olivier | ... | Le colonel |
| Samir Guesmi | ... | 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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Ludovic Berthillot | ... | Le gros mercenaire |
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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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FranceRelease Date:
2 June 2006 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
€12,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$1,324,693 (France), 19 November 2004Opening Weekend USA:
$411,544, 4 June 2006, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$1,197,786, 27 August 2006Company Credits
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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 Fred Dudouet, Franck Mantegari and Ismaïla Diop
Performed by Fred Dudouet, Franck Mantegari and Ismaïla Diop
©2004 EuropaCorp / EMI Music Publishing France
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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
(at around 50 mins) When Keijman leaves the Ministry he gets into a Mercedes with license plate "654 EGT 75". In the next shot, the license plate has changed to "388 EGU 75". 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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Fin de Mission CasinoWritten by Fred Dudouet, Franck Mantegari and Ismaïla Diop
Performed by Fred Dudouet, Franck Mantegari and Ismaïla Diop
©2004 EuropaCorp / EMI Music Publishing France
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The French answer to Ong Bak coulda been the final word, with superior production values and a serviceable if not exactly profound story-line (how much story can you get in an 80 minute film that's 50% action though?). Unfortunately it's let down by "Hollywood style" over-editing of the action scenes. David Belle & Cyril Raffaelli have *real* skills, and showing them off is the raison de etre of the film - so why chop most of the best moves into 3 separate shots, so we can't really appreciate them? It's a tribute to the performers and Raffaelli's choreography that they're still amazing to watch! I'd love to see a re-edit that simply removes the unnecessary insert shots and shows the moves in their full glory. Despite this objection, I still rate the film 8/10 :)