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District B13 (2004)

Snake Plissken was busy in New York and L.A., so in this action-packed thriller co-written by Luc Besson, the job of saving a walled-off ghetto neighborhood in 2010 Paris is left to maverick cop Damien (Cyril Raffaelli). Charged with recovering a stolen neutron bomb, Damien sneaks into District B13 with a prisoner (David Belle) who grew up there and whose sister is the captive of the crimelord who plans to sell the nuclear device. Tony D’Amario, Bibi Naceri also star. 81 min. In French with English subtitles/Dubbed in English. C/Rtg: R

District 13: Ultimatum (2009)

In this propulsive sequel to the 2004 hit "District B13," the Parisian criminal ghetto is targeted for destruction by way of a conspiracy between an unsavory politico (Daniel Duvall) and a sinister corporation. Can police captain Tomaso (Cyril Raffaelli) and convict Leïto (David Belle, founder of the parkour discipline of free-running) halt the plot in time? Writer/producer Luc Besson’s thriller co-stars Philippe Torreton, Elodie Yung. 101 min. In French with English subtitles/Dubbed in English. C/Rtg: R