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District B13

District B13

Welcome to District B13. Welcome to the future

20046.81h 24m

Overview

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.

Directed by Pierre Morel
Written by Luc Besson, Bibi Naceri
Produced by Mehdi Sayah, Luc Besson
Box OfficeBudget: $12.0MRevenue: $11.2M

Top Cast

David Belle

David Belle

Leïto

Cyril Raffaelli

Cyril Raffaelli

Capt. Damien Tomaso

Tony D'Amario

Tony D'Amario

K2

Dany Verissimo-Petit

Dany Verissimo-Petit

Lola

Bibi Naceri

Bibi Naceri

Taha Bemamud

Nicolas Woirion

Nicolas Woirion

Corsini

François Chattot

François Chattot

Krüger

P

Patrick Olivier

Le colonel

Samir Guesmi

Samir Guesmi

Jamel

A

Azad

Tarik

Themes & Keywords

martial artsstreet gangparis, francebombdystopiaghettoparkourundercover copgangdrug dealingsuburbfightinghand to hand combat

About District B13

District B13 is a action, thriller, science fiction film released in 2004 exploring themes of martial arts, street gang, paris, france, bomb, dystopia, ghetto. Directed by Pierre Morel, it stars David Belle, Cyril Raffaelli, Tony D'Amario. 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.

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