Banlieue 13: — Ultimatum (district 13)

February 2009 (France); February 5, 2010 (US).

Luc Besson, known for The Fifth Element and The Transporter .

Three years after the events of the first film, the walls around District 13 remain, and the state of the ghetto has worsened. The district is now split between five rival ethnic gangs. A corrupt government agency, , led by Walter Gassman, orchestrates a plan to frame the residents for an attack, providing an excuse to raze the neighborhood for redevelopment. Damien and Leïto must unite the rival gang leaders to storm the Presidential palace and prevent a nuclear air-strike intended to wipe the district off the map. District 13 Ultimatum HD Featurette

David Belle (Leïto) and Cyril Raffaelli (Damien Tomaso). Rating: R (for violence, language, and drug content). Plot Summary

Banlieue 13: Ultimatum (also known as District 13: Ultimatum ) is a 2009 French action sequel that follows the high-octane adventures of parkour founder and martial artist Cyril Raffaelli as they fight to save their walled-off neighborhood from government-sanctioned destruction . Film Overview

Patrick Alessandrin (taking over from Pierre Morel).