District 13: Ultimatum
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This sequel to the French actioner District B13 (2004) offers more of what made the original such a sublimely stupid pleasure. In a neofascist France of the modestly budgeted near future, ethnic rabble-rousers inhabiting a walled ghetto fight back against a government conspiracy to destroy them. Leading the fight again are parkour star David Belle as champion of the slums and Cyril Raffaelli as his straight-arrow supercop buddy. As an actor Belle makes Steven Seagal look like Alec Guinness, but as a martial acrobat he makes Jackie Chan look like Guinness too. Raffaelli can't match Belle's Spider-Man stunts, but he's got mad screen presence and fighting skills. Patrick Alessandrin directed a screenplay by the prolific French action producer Luc Besson (La Femme Mikita). In French with subtitles. R. 101 min.
Credits
Director:
- Patrick Alessandrin
Cast:
- Cyril Raffaelli
- David Belle
- Philippe Torreton
- Daniel Duval
- Elodie Yung
- Fabrice Feltzinger
- MC Gab'1
- James Deano
- La Fouine
- Pierre-Marie Mosconi
Producers:
- Luc Besson
- Didier Hoarau
