District 13

For other uses, see District 13 (disambiguation).
District 13
French poster
Directed byPierre Morel
Written by
Produced byLuc Besson[1]
Starring
CinematographyManuel Teran[1]
Edited byFrédéric Thoraval[1]
Music byDa Octopusss[1]
Production
companies
Distributed byEuropaCorp
Release date
  • 10 November 2004 (2004-11-10) (France)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget€13 million[2]
Box office$9.6–$11.6 million[3][4]

District 13 (French title Banlieue 13 or B13), is a 2004 French action film directed by Pierre Morel and written & produced by Luc Besson.[5] It depicts parkour in several action sequences, which was completed without wires or CGI, leading critics to drew comparisons to the Thai film Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior.[6][7][8] David Belle plays Leïto, the story's main character. This is the final film of Tony D'Amario, who plays K2, before his death in 2005.

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  4. ^ "Banlieue 13 (2006)". The Numbers. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  5. ^ Hernandez, Eugene (November 21, 2005). "Magnolia's Plans Spring '06 Release for French Parkour Action Title, "District 13"". Biz. indieWIRE. Archived from the original on March 20, 2006. Retrieved March 14, 2006.
  6. ^ Orndorf, Brian (May 26, 2006). "Reviews - District 13website= FilmJerk.com". Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2007.
  7. ^ Faraci, Devin (June 2, 2006). "Reviews - District 13". Chud.com. Archived from the original on June 15, 2008. Retrieved July 13, 2008.
  8. ^ McAllister, Matt (December 8, 2005). "Reviews - District 13". Futuremovies.co.uk. Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2008.