Ghettogangz - Hell before Paris

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Movie
German title Ghettogangz - Hell before Paris
too: Banlieue 13 - attack on Paris
Original title Banlieue 13
Country of production France
original language French
Publishing year 2004
length approx. 81 minutes
Age rating FSK 18
Rod
Director Pierre Morel
script Luc Besson , Bibi Naceri
production Luc Besson
music Because octopusss
camera Manuel Teran
cut Frédéric Thoraval
occupation
chronology

Successor  →
Ghettogangz 2 - ultimatum

Ghettogangz - Hell before Paris (also: Banlieue 13 - attack on Paris , original title: Banlieue 13 , English-language distribution: District 13 ) is a French film from 2004 .

Banlieue is the French expression for " suburb ", originally it referred to a ban mile . Since the 1970s it has mainly characterized the outskirts of the large French cities, where both the proportion of social housing in prefabricated construction and the proportion of immigrants are comparatively high. Today these areas are mostly socially disadvantaged with problems such as unemployment and drug- related crime .

In the form of a dystopian fictional scenario, the film deals with the problem of growing crime in one of these suburbs of Paris : Banlieue 13.

action

The infamous Paris suburb of Banlieue 13 was surrounded by a high wall in 2010 after French domestic politics failed. Nobody comes in or out of the district. Heavily armed police units outside the wall ensure this.

There is chaos in the district itself, there is no longer any legal system , no police, even schools have been closed. Brutal, heavily armed gangs have taken power over Banlieue 13 and its two million people.

The most brutal gang leader is Taha, who commands an armed private army and controls large parts of the district. Leïto, a martial artist and petty crook, wants to hand over the unscrupulous drug czar Taha to the police before a year, one day before the last police station in the district is closed. But the deal doesn't go through. Since the police officers are inferior to Taha's people, they let him go with Leïto's sister Lola, who was kidnapped by Taha, and arrest Leïto instead.

Damien, an undercover police officer, is called on to act when it is discovered that a “clean nuclear weapon” that can be detonated without fallout has been stolen and has made its way into the ghetto. The nuclear weapon has a time fuse that has been activated and will detonate within 24 hours. In order to prevent Taha, who had the weapon mounted on a launcher, from firing it at Paris, the undercover police agent Damien is smuggled into the ghetto. To do this, however, he needs a supportive partner with local knowledge. For this, the detained Leïto is selected by the police, but he should not find out that Damien works for the police.

In fact, the two manage to free themselves during a prisoner transport, to get rid of the guards and to get into the ghetto. But Leïto quickly notices that Damien works for the police. After the latter tells him about the bomb, Leïto decides to help Damien; eventually he wants to free his sister, who has been addicted to heroin by Taha and is being held in his house.

Damien wants to defuse the bomb at Taha's headquarters, but Taha senses a lucrative business and demands 20 million euros for the bomb. However, the French government is not prepared to pay. On the contrary, after receiving Taha's account information from Damien, she clears all of his global accounts.

The now destitute Taha is shot dead by some of his followers, and K2, leader of Taha's private army, takes over his business. He grants Leïto and Damien access to the roof of the building on which the weapon is located so that they can defuse the explosive device. On the roof they also find Leïto's sister who they free.

Damien receives the alleged code for the defusing from the government via mobile phone, but these numbers seem strange to Leïto because they correspond to the current date and end in "B13", the abbreviation for the district "Banlieue 13".

Leïto draws Damien's attention to this, as he suspects that the code would not lead to the disarming of the weapon, but could trigger its ignition, and tries to convince his colleague not to enter the code. However, Damien trusts his superior and wants to obey his command to enter the code. Leïto intervenes and a final battle ensues between the two while the last minute of the gun's countdown runs out. Damien only realizes the intrigue when the countdown is over, and he thanks Leïto for his quick comprehension and for saving the whole Banlieue 13.

Leïto and Damien then bring the bomb out of the ghetto, directly to the French Interior Ministry to the ministers gathered there. When Damien and Leïto enter the code in front of the horrified ministers, the interior minister confesses that he intended to wipe out the problematic Banlieue 13 in order to maintain security and to save taxpayers' money. His confession is filmed by a reporter from the roof of a neighboring house and immediately broadcast on all television channels. The French government is finished. She decides to tear down the wall again, establish the police on site and reopen the schools to reintegrate Banlieue 13.

background

The film was shot in Paris , Bucharest and Piteşti . The film was produced from January 2004 to October 2004. The film had an estimated budget of 12 million euros . In France, the film earned the equivalent of almost 7 million US dollars , in the USA it grossed around 1.2 million US dollars. On November 10, 2004 it celebrated its premiere in France. In the USA he was first seen at the Seattle International Film Festival on June 10, 2005. From April 12, 2006, it was marketed on DVD in Germany . In Germany, the film was broadcast at the free TV premiere on RTL on June 6, 2009 under the title Banlieue 13 - attack on Paris in a cut FSK 16 version.

The role of Lola was written especially for Dany Verissimo by Luc Besson . Although Bibi Naceri was a co-writer of the script, he had to audition for the role of Taha, for which other actors were invited to the casting . Originally, Alexandre Aja was to direct the filming, and Tony D'Amario was slated for the role of Taha. For Tony D'Amario, Banlieue 13 was the last film he saw completion. He died in 2005 of an aneurysm that led to a heart attack . His last film, Last Hour - Countdown to Hell , was released three years after his death.

Many stunts were performed by traceurs , including David Belle , who played the role of Leïto, the founder of parkour . No special effects were used in 90% of the parkour scenes .

The riots in France in 2005 highlighted the levels of poverty and anger in the suburbs. The depiction of a walled-in criminal city and an undercover agent invading it is reminiscent of the American film The Rattlesnake from 1981. The idea of ​​a fenced-in ghetto in front of a large city is not unrealistic. In Padua there was from August 2006 to 2007 actually one due to high crime fenced area . In contrast to this film, however, there were indeed police officers there.

Reviews

“The city as a gym: super-flat, but turbo-cool noise, which was continued in 2009. Conclusion: adrenaline spectacle with insane stunts. "

- Cinema

"Fast-paced action film from Luc Besson, which makes no secret of its borrowings from John Carpenter's" The Rattlesnake "."

- Lexicon of international film

continuation

On February 18, 2009, the film continued in French cinemas. The French title is Banlieue 13 - Ultimatum ; the German is Ghettogangz 2 - ultimatum . In Germany, the film was released directly on DVD and Blu-Ray Disc in November 2009, as a rental version in October 2009.

Remake

On April 25, 2014, Brick Mansions was a remake in cinemas. While many roles were (inevitably) newly cast ( Paul Walker plays Damien in his last role ), the role of Leïto ( Lino ) remained the same as David Belle .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Clearance certificate for Ghettogangz - Hell in front of Paris . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , March 2006 (PDF; test number: 105 310 DVD).
  2. ↑ Locations according to the Internet Movie Database
  3. ↑ a b c d e background information according to the Internet Movie Database
  4. ↑ a b budget and box office results according to the Internet Movie Database
  5. ↑ a b Start dates according to the Internet Movie Database
  6. ^ Film review , Cinema
  7. ↑ Ghettogangz - Hell before Paris. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed June 6, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used