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Actors: David Belle, Cyril Raffaelli, Tony D'Amario, Bibi Naceri, Dany Verissimo, François Chattot
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about District B13 |
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This movie (Banlieue 13), written and produced by Luc Besson, was directed by Pierre Morel in 2004.
The action of the film takes place in 2010. The suburbs of Paris have been walled in. The police remains outside the wall and lets the gangs rule the roost inside. Police Capt. Damien Tomaso is asked by his chief to go into the B13 district to defuse a nuclear warhead which has just been stolen by mistake by Taha Bemamud and his gang. Tomaso has 24 hours to find the bomb before it explodes. He is accompanied by Leito, a young native of the district, learned in martial arts and guns like himself, whose sister has been made prisoner by Taha. The two men contact Taha who demands 20 million Euros before giving the warhead to them. Tomaso's chief says no to the deal leaving Leito and Tomaso alone in Taha's hands. Meanwhile, Taha has found a way to get rid of the warhead: to place it on a launching ramp and to launch it over Paris.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of District B13 |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 60%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
Time/Era of Movie:
- near future
Technology/treasure/info search
Yes
involving:
- nukes
Combat acrobatics/martial arts?
Yes
Kind of movie
- combat acrobatics/bullet time
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair style
- very short/crewcut (man)
Body type
- muscular (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- muscular (man)
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Main Adversary
Identity:
- gang
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
City?
Yes
City:
- Dirty, grimy (like New York)
- dangerous
- rude people
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- gory visuals of deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- 8 or more
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Kind of violence:
- mission to destroy something
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
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