District B13

"Welcome to District B13. Welcome to the future"

2004 1h 24m FR

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6.8

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81%

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METACRITIC

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7.1

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★6.8TMDB · 2,068🍅81%Rotten Tomatoes●70Metacritic★7.1IMDB · 76,114

ActionThrillerScience Fiction

Synopsis

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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.

“Welcome to District B13. Welcome to the future”

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Cast

David Belle
Leïto
Cyril Raffaelli
Capt. Damien Tomaso
Tony D'Amario
K2
Dany Verissimo-Petit
Lola
Bibi Naceri
Taha Bemamud
Nicolas Woirion
Corsini
François Chattot
Krüger
Patrick Olivier
Le colonel

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pierre Morel
Writers: Luc Besson, Bibi Naceri
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 93% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "District 13 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

ERA

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Directed by Pierre Morel, shot by Manuel Teran. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Da Octopuss. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Frédéric Thoraval shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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David Belle and Cyril Raffaelli and Tony D'Amario carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Pierre Morel directs. Manuel Teran behind the camera. Da Octopuss scores. Frédéric Thoraval cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Earned back only 93% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 22 years ago.
4Part of the "District 13 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Pierre Morel, shot by Manuel Teran. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Da Octopuss. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Frédéric Thoraval shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8David Belle and Cyril Raffaelli and Tony D'Amario carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Welcome to District B13. Welcome to the future".
10IMDB entry: tt0414852 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 13 themes, including "martial arts", "street gang", "paris, france", "bomb".
12Released under 16 different titles around the world.