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Two years have passed since elite police officer Damien Tomasso (Cyril Raffaelli) teamed up with reformed vigilante Leito (parkour originator David Belle) to save the notorious District 13, a racially charged ghetto populated by violent drug dealing gangs and vicious killers. Despite government promises to maintain order, the state of the district has deteriorated, and a group of corrupt cops and elected officials are conspiring to cause civil unrest in D13, looking for an excuse to raze the area and cash in on its redevelopment. Now Damian and Leito must join forces again, and use their mastery of martial arts and their unique physical skills to bring peace to the neighborhood by any means necessary… before a proposed nuclear air-strike wipes it off the map. With bone crunching fights and death defying leaps, this adrenaline charged sequel takes the groundbreaking parkour action from DISTRICT B13 to thrilling new heights.
 
A FILM BY PATRICK ALESSANDRIN
WRITTEN BY LUC BESSON
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY JEAN-FRANÇOIS HENSGENS
EDITOR JULIEN REY
ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSED BY DA. OCTOPUSSS. AND TRACK INVADERS
DAMIEN - Cyril Raffaelli
LEITO - David Belle
PRESIDENT DE LA REPUBLIQUE - Philippe TORRETON
WALTER GASSMAN - Daniel DUVAL
TAO - Elodie YUNG
MOLKO - MC Jean GAB’1
KARL LE SKIN - James DEANO
ALI-K - Laouni MOUHID dit LA FOUINE
LITTLE MONTANA - Fabrice FELTZINGER
ROLAND - Pierre-Marie MOSCONI
SONYA - Sophie DUCASSE |
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“A GUNG HO VIRTUOSIC ASSERTION. The French have somersaulted over the Chinese in deliovering acrobatic action pictures.” – David Edelstein, New York Magazine
“It’s a reminder that one of the great pulls of cinema is the spectacle of other bodies in blissful motion. When David Belle vaults over a wall, you see straining muscle, grace AND THE IMPOSSIBLE MADE POSSIBLE.” – Manohla Darghis, New York Times
“IF YOU WANT AUTHENTICITY GO TO THE ENERGETIC D13 ULTIMATUM. The action and the head-spinning stunts of the agile lead actors will never get old.” – Elizabeth Weitzman, NY Daily News
“AWESOME, AWESOME ACTION!” – Amy Biancolli, San Francisco Chronicle
“A RAUCOUS HELPING OF SECONDS WITH EXPLOSIVE STUNTS.” – Robert Abele, LA Times
“Action-flick junkies in the U.S. should be worshipfully grateful. Breakneck action and spectacular set pieces guide the brilliant blend of physical stunts. The magnificently choreographed maneuvers of swinging, punching, flipping, jumping and kicking prove you don't always need computers to produce truly remarkable special effects.” – Ted Fry, Seattle Times
“An improvement on the first film with a more diverse cast, several standout action sequences and a wild sense of comic-book, over-the-top camp.” – Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
“It features a trio of action centerpieces THAT WILL HAVE AUDIENCES SHAKING THEIR HEADS IN AMAZEMENT.” – Jeff Meyers, Detroit Metro Times
“Belle and Rafaelli represent a dazzling throwback to the days of the Hong Kong New Wave.” – Wade Major, Boxoffice Magazine
“Cyril Rafaelli moves with the expressive agility associated with Buster Keaton or Jackie Chan in their primes.” – Keith Ullrich, Time Out New York
“It delivers awesomely choreographed chase-and-fight sequences.” – Stephen Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
“The action scenes are fine and thrilling. ‘D13 Ultimatum’ delivers the goods.” – Matt Prigge, Philadelphia Weekly
“BREATHLESS, INSPIRED AND HUGELY ENJOYABLE ACTION.” – Russell Lewin, SFX Magazine
“A SURPRISINGLY FUN RIDE.” – Paul Constant, The Stranger
“When Belle and Rafaelli work together, you might think you are witnessing the greatest thing to happen to moving pictures since Douglas Fairbanks. Here is one sequel worthy of the original. ” – Bill White, Seattle Post-Globe
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