District 13

District B13
French poster
Directed byPierre Morel
Written by
Produced byLuc Besson
Starring
CinematographyManuel Teran
Edited byFrédéric Thoraval
Music byDa Octopusss
Production
companies
Distributed byEuropaCorp
Release date
  • 10 November 2004 (2004-11-10) (France)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget€13 million
Box office$9.6–$11.6 million

District B13 (French title Banlieue 13 or B13), is a 2004 French action film directed by Pierre Morel, produced by Luc Besson, and written by Besson and Bibi Naceri. It depicts parkour in several action sequences, which was completed without wires or CGI, leading critics to draw comparisons to the Thai film Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior. David Belle plays Leïto, the story's main character. This is the final film of Tony D'Amario, who plays K2, before his death in 2005.