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.
Stunts
David Belle invented parkour; every jump is practical, zero wires.
Direction
Pierre Morel shoots action like a documentary, no shaky-cam cop-outs.
Director
Pierre Morel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
David Belle refused wires and pads; the opening vertical chase down the building was his first take. The insurance company had a collective meltdown.
District B13 predicted France's 2005 banlieue riots by mere months; the film's segregated towers were filmed in actual neglected housing projects.
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