Anarky
05-16-2006, 10:30 AM
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In 2010, France's government decided to build a wall around some banlieues (suburbs for the poor), because of criminal activities and major annoyance in accordance with incompetence. Banlieue 13 has been sealed off.
Today, in 2013, drugs and gangs are everywhere. The police can't do a thing, or they just don't want to. This is Leïto's world. He is one who still believes in justice and other high ideals. So, if the police doesn't come to get Taha, the biggest gang leader in B13, Leïto brings Taha to them. As he does that, Leïto's sister Lola gets caught up in the middle of it all, and after Leïto has been arrested because he brought Taha in, Lola is obducted by Taha. Leïto is in prison for six months until police gets him out. Of course, they plan something with him, but he doesn't have to know. He gets paired with Damien, an undercover police officer posing as a criminal, who has the assignment of getting a very dangerous bomb out of B13. Leïto knows that Damien is a "flic" and refuses to work with him at first. But as soon as Damien tells Leïto that everyone in B13 is in danger, Leïto decides to help him.
That is one kickass movie. It sort of lacks a story, but what do I care, since I just love "Parkour"-movies. Parkour is a sport coming from the banlieues themselves and is sometimes dubbed "l'art du deplacement" (the art of moving), which is basically climbing around on buildings to get from point A to point B as fast and as straight as possible. The Parkour-scenes truly are amazing, even better than those in "Yamakasi - les samouraï des temps modernes".
The movie is shot with a non-Hollywood taste. It gives you a different feeling than those bigass Hollywood productions, which seem rather pale to me latela. If you want to imagine, then imagine Spider-Man without CGI. Really, that is not a joke.
Unfortunately the movie is only available in french on a code 2 DVD and there is no german or english dub, but luckily, I speak french :D. So, if any of you speak French, then get that DVD. It is really worth it.
Trailers: official site (http://www.banlieue13-lefilm.com/site1/index.html)
After the amazing success of this topic, I'm happy to announce that the movie will get an official US release. Date: June 2nd.
The story's still the same, apart from the amusing fact that the US-trailer wants to shift the focus on Damien, the cop. But actually, the movie's about Leïto, the friendly outlaw... or both of them. It's like one of these 80ies partner movies.
Enough of the news: Watch the Trailer in English (Save link as) (http://images.apple.com/movies/magnolia_pictures/district_b13/district_b13_h480.mov) and be ready for a really good action flick.
You can, in addition to watching the trailer, visit the Official English site (http://www.districtb13.com).
In 2010, France's government decided to build a wall around some banlieues (suburbs for the poor), because of criminal activities and major annoyance in accordance with incompetence. Banlieue 13 has been sealed off.
Today, in 2013, drugs and gangs are everywhere. The police can't do a thing, or they just don't want to. This is Leïto's world. He is one who still believes in justice and other high ideals. So, if the police doesn't come to get Taha, the biggest gang leader in B13, Leïto brings Taha to them. As he does that, Leïto's sister Lola gets caught up in the middle of it all, and after Leïto has been arrested because he brought Taha in, Lola is obducted by Taha. Leïto is in prison for six months until police gets him out. Of course, they plan something with him, but he doesn't have to know. He gets paired with Damien, an undercover police officer posing as a criminal, who has the assignment of getting a very dangerous bomb out of B13. Leïto knows that Damien is a "flic" and refuses to work with him at first. But as soon as Damien tells Leïto that everyone in B13 is in danger, Leïto decides to help him.
That is one kickass movie. It sort of lacks a story, but what do I care, since I just love "Parkour"-movies. Parkour is a sport coming from the banlieues themselves and is sometimes dubbed "l'art du deplacement" (the art of moving), which is basically climbing around on buildings to get from point A to point B as fast and as straight as possible. The Parkour-scenes truly are amazing, even better than those in "Yamakasi - les samouraï des temps modernes".
The movie is shot with a non-Hollywood taste. It gives you a different feeling than those bigass Hollywood productions, which seem rather pale to me latela. If you want to imagine, then imagine Spider-Man without CGI. Really, that is not a joke.
Unfortunately the movie is only available in french on a code 2 DVD and there is no german or english dub, but luckily, I speak french :D. So, if any of you speak French, then get that DVD. It is really worth it.
Trailers: official site (http://www.banlieue13-lefilm.com/site1/index.html)
After the amazing success of this topic, I'm happy to announce that the movie will get an official US release. Date: June 2nd.
The story's still the same, apart from the amusing fact that the US-trailer wants to shift the focus on Damien, the cop. But actually, the movie's about Leïto, the friendly outlaw... or both of them. It's like one of these 80ies partner movies.
Enough of the news: Watch the Trailer in English (Save link as) (http://images.apple.com/movies/magnolia_pictures/district_b13/district_b13_h480.mov) and be ready for a really good action flick.
You can, in addition to watching the trailer, visit the Official English site (http://www.districtb13.com).