director:
Luc Besson with Pierre Morel
starring: Cyril Raffaelli · David Belle
Tony
D'Amario · Bibi Naceri
It's been described as a super-charged ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK... True, but
this movie is also SO much more. Luc Besson has obviously been influenced
deeply by the recent Thai films ONG-BAK and BORN TO FIGHT. This is his
homage to that brand of martial arts action. BANLIEUE 13 is less a movie
than a series of elaborately choreographed stunts tried together with
a less-than-important plot.
The
year is 2010 and France has an out of control crime problem. High-risk
areas are cordoned off within brick walls. Inside, neighborhoods have
resorted to self-government, in the style of the Wild West. One such area
is Banlieue 13 where vigilante good-guy Leito finds himself on the wrong
side of the townboss.
HK import
of a French production; widescreen (16:9), uncut (149 min.) version
in DVD encoded for ALL REGIONS, playable on any American DVD machine;
in French language with removable English or Chinese subtitles as an
option.
Violence/Adult
Material/Gore:
Viewer discretion is advised.
![DISTRICT B13 [Banlieue 13] (2005)](Images/vd2055_1.jpg "DISTRICT B13 [Banlieue 13] (2005)")
director:
Luc Besson with Pierre Morel
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