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Banlieue 13 (2009)  link to Banlieue 13 on IMDb  

Number: 156

poster Banlieue 13

IMDb Rating:
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6.5/10 (39288 votes)

Country: France, 101 minutes

Spoken Languages: English, French

Genre(s): Action, Crime, Thriller

Director(s):

Storyline:
After a successful mission against drug lords, the efficient Captain Damien Tomaso is framed at home with three kilograms of heroin planted by the police in his kitchen and he is arrested. Meanwhile a group of teenagers film the action of dirty agents led by Roland from the security agency executing policemen in their car and then leaving the car with the corpses in the 13th District to blame the gangs and begin a civil war. Behind these events, the corrupt chief of the security agency Walter Gassman had received a huge amount as kickback from the constructor Harriburton that has interest to construct buildings in the poor area and uses the situation to force the President of France to authorize to nuke five towers in the district. The teenager with the film is hunted by the police but he delivers the memory card to Leito meanwhile Damien calls him from the precinct asking for help. The friends team-up with five dangerous bosses to gather evidences to prove to the president that ...

Cast:

photo Giovanni Ribisi Giovanni Ribisi Capt. Damien Tomaso
photo David Belle David Belle Leïto
photo David Belle David Belle Le président de la République
photo David Belle David Belle Walter Gassman
photo Elodie Yung Elodie Yung Tao

Medium: Digital Copy,

Location: F:\Films\Banlieue 13\Banlieue 13.mkv

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1