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* [[The Dog Bites Back]]: Taha's mooks.
* [[The Dog Bites Back]]: Taha's mooks.
* [[Engineered Public Confession]]
* [[Engineered Public Confession]]
* [[Facing the Bullets One Liner]]: {{spoiler|Taha, to his own thugs}}:
* [[Facing the Bullets One-Liner]]: {{spoiler|Taha, to his own thugs}}:
{{quote| ''You are all a bunch of useless dipshits.''}}
{{quote| ''You are all a bunch of useless dipshits.''}}
* [[Gay Paree]]
* [[Gay Paree]]


* [[Giant Mook]]: Yeti.
* [[Giant Mook]]: Yeti.
* [[Go Go Enslavement]]: Lola.
* [[Go-Go Enslavement]]: Lola.
* {{spoiler|[[Government Conspiracy]]: the theft of the bomb was engineered by the government to wipe out the slums}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Government Conspiracy]]: the theft of the bomb was engineered by the government to wipe out the slums}}.
* [[Groin Attack]]
* [[Groin Attack]]
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* [[Air Vent Passageway]]: Out of a ''[[Cardboard Prison|prison]]''.
* [[Air Vent Passageway]]: Out of a ''[[Cardboard Prison|prison]]''.
* [[Black Helicopter]]
* [[Black Helicopter]]
* [[Bland Name Product]]: A defence contractor called "Harriburton". ''Subtle.''
* [[Bland-Name Product]]: A defence contractor called "Harriburton". ''Subtle.''
* [[Braids of Action]] Tao’s [[Rapunzel Hair|knee-length ponytail]] has a blade fastened into it which she uses as an [[Epic Flail]].
* [[Braids of Action]] Tao’s [[Rapunzel Hair|knee-length ponytail]] has a blade fastened into it which she uses as an [[Epic Flail]].
* [[Brass Balls]]: One gangster informs the victim of a [[Groin Attack]] that it wouldn’t have hurt him; "mine are like concrete".
* [[Brass Balls]]: One gangster informs the victim of a [[Groin Attack]] that it wouldn’t have hurt him; "mine are like concrete".
* [[Briefcase Full of Money]]
* [[Briefcase Full of Money]]
* [[By the Book Cop]]: Invoked, but not necessarily achieved; Damien [[Discussed Trope|says]] that “the civil code is my bible”, but if so he seems to be [[Cowboy Cop|more interested in the spirit of the rules than the letter of them...]]
* [[By-The-Book Cop]]: Invoked, but not necessarily achieved; Damien [[Discussed Trope|says]] that “the civil code is my bible”, but if so he seems to be [[Cowboy Cop|more interested in the spirit of the rules than the letter of them...]]
* [[Car Cushion]]: Damien’s [[Super Window Jump]].
* [[Car Cushion]]: Damien’s [[Super Window Jump]].
* [[Cardboard Prison]]
* [[Cardboard Prison]]

Revision as of 03:18, 9 January 2014

In the near future, the worst ghettos (banlieues) of Paris are literally walled off and among the worst is Banlieue 13. Controlled by ruthless crime lord Taha, who a young punk named Leito is determined to bring down. When the boss retaliates by kidnapping his sister Lola, a rescue attempt is betrayed by corrupt cops, ending up with Leito arrested and Lola kept in the Taha's clutches.

Six months later, an undercover supercop named Damien is given an urgent mission: Taha has stolen a Neutron Bomb which has an automatic timer function engaged and set to detonate in less than 24 hours. Now with time running out, Damien and Leito must work together to find and stop the bomb, but there is far more to this crisis than any of the field players realize.

Featured David Belle showcasing Le Parkour back before it was very well known in the English-speaking world. Dubbed into English as District 13 or District B13. A sequel, Banlieue 13: Ultimatum was released in 2009.

The first movie provides examples of:

 You are all a bunch of useless dipshits.

The sequel provides examples of;

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