District 13: Ultimatum
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Short description
District 13: Ultimatum is a French action film set in a near-future Paris where the troubled suburban housing estates have been sealed off behind a wall. Five gang bosses now divide the sector between them, each controlling a different quarter. When the secret services decide the situation can only be settled by drastic action, police officer Damien and his friend Leïto, who knows the estates intimately, return to the district to try to stop the plan before it is carried out.
The film is directed by Patrick Alessandrin, his second feature after Women (1995), from a screenplay by Luc Besson, who also produced it. Cyril Raffaelli and David Belle reprise their roles as Damien and Leïto, with Philippe Torreton as the President of the Republic, Daniel Duval as Walter Gassman, Élodie Yung as Tao and MC Jean Gab'1 as Molko. It is a sequel to District 13 and continues the story of the two leads.
Made for about 12 million dollars, it took roughly 9 million dollars worldwide. IMDb users rate it 6.5 out of 10 from around 48,000 votes, while TMDB gives it 6.4 out of 10 from about 1,300 votes, and a critics' score of 6.2 out of 10 from 75 reviews.
What's left behind the scenes
- Cyril Raffaelli not only acted in the film, but also choreographed all the fight scenes.
- David Belle did not rehearse all of his parkour moves; he performed almost all of the stunts the audience sees without preparation.
- When Leito shows the flash drive, it's clear it's just an adapter for a MicroSD card without the card itself.
- The film became the center of a scandal when screenwriter and producer Luc Besson accused the French cinema chain UGC of not showing the film in the Paris suburbs. In response, he was told that the chain showed the film wherever it deemed appropriate, and that it was none of his business.
- Most of the film's scenes were shot in Belgrade.
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
Кастинги в Україні
