AN Update
This weekend I want to go see a movie. It is called District B-13. Its a French Martial Arts film being released at Sunset Place. It is a real small film produced by Luc Besson, and being Distributed by Magnolia Pictures (the only people with enough foresight to release Ong Bak in theatres. )
Here, is what Time Magazine said about it:
“LET'S PUT THE MATTER SIMPLY: DB13 MAKES EVERYTHING HOLLYWOOD HAS DONE LATELY IN THE ACTION GENRE LOOK CLUMSY, DULL AND STALE. Simple breathless stylishness, superb editing, extraordinarily graceful - a sublime action film. THIS IS GUARANTEED: YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE YOUR EYES OFF THE SCREEN.” - Richard Schickel, Time Magazine
And here is a plot synopsis:
" Paris, 2010. An isolation wall surrounds the ghetto cities. Without effective law enforcement, within these walls, gang rule is absolute.
Damien is a member of an elite police squadron, a special unit highly trained in martial arts and the precise physical skills necessary to navigate the treacherous urban landscape of Paris' future. He is now tasked with the most vital and dangerous mission of his career: to retrieve a loose nuke stolen by the most powerful gang of District B13.
Leïto, a vigilante criminal whose only goal is to save his sister from the clutches of the same gang, knows District B13 like the back of his hand.
Assigned to infiltrate the sector to defuse the bomb, Damien must convince Leïto to join his cause. Yet everything is not quite as it seems. Who exactly works for whom? Who is really pulling the strings? Above all, who profits from the use of this bomb?"
Who is with me?
Here, is what Time Magazine said about it:
“LET'S PUT THE MATTER SIMPLY: DB13 MAKES EVERYTHING HOLLYWOOD HAS DONE LATELY IN THE ACTION GENRE LOOK CLUMSY, DULL AND STALE. Simple breathless stylishness, superb editing, extraordinarily graceful - a sublime action film. THIS IS GUARANTEED: YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE YOUR EYES OFF THE SCREEN.” - Richard Schickel, Time Magazine
And here is a plot synopsis:
" Paris, 2010. An isolation wall surrounds the ghetto cities. Without effective law enforcement, within these walls, gang rule is absolute.
Damien is a member of an elite police squadron, a special unit highly trained in martial arts and the precise physical skills necessary to navigate the treacherous urban landscape of Paris' future. He is now tasked with the most vital and dangerous mission of his career: to retrieve a loose nuke stolen by the most powerful gang of District B13.
Leïto, a vigilante criminal whose only goal is to save his sister from the clutches of the same gang, knows District B13 like the back of his hand.
Assigned to infiltrate the sector to defuse the bomb, Damien must convince Leïto to join his cause. Yet everything is not quite as it seems. Who exactly works for whom? Who is really pulling the strings? Above all, who profits from the use of this bomb?"
Who is with me?