Brick Mansions is a 2014 French-Canadian action film starring Paul Walker, David Belle and RZA. The film was directed by Camille Delamarre and written by Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen and Bibi Naceri. It is a remake of the 2004 French film District 13, in which Belle had also starred. Brick Mansions is Walker's last completed film before his death on November 30, 2013 and has a dedication to him at the start of the credits. The film was released on April 25, 2014.
Movie Details:
Directed by: Camille Delamarre
Produced by: Luc Besson, Ryan Kavanaugh, Tucker Tooley, Christophe Lambert
Written by: Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen
Starring: Paul Walker, David Belle, RZA
Music by: Trevor Morris
Cinematography: Christophe Collette
Edited by: Carlo Rizzo, Arthur Tarnowski
Production company: EuropaCorp Canal+ Ciné+D8
Distributed by: Warner Bros. (UK), Relativity Media (USA)
Release date(s): April 23, 2014 (France), April 25, 2014 (Canada & US)
Running time: 90 minutes
Country: France, Canada
Language: English,
Budget: $28 million
Box office: $68,896,829
Plot:
In 2018, in a dystopian Detroit, abandoned brick mansions left from better times now house only the most dangerous criminals. Unable to control the crime, the police have constructed a colossal containment wall around this area to protect the rest of the city. For undercover cop Damien Collier (Paul Walker), every day is a battle against corruption. For ex-convict Lino (David Belle), every day is a fight to live an honest life. Their paths never should have crossed, but when drug kingpin Tremaine (RZA) kidnaps Lino’s girlfriend, Damien reluctantly accepts Lino's help and together they struggle to stop a sinister plot that involves a stolen bomb set to destroy the entire city. Eventually, with the help of Lino and Tremaine, Damien realizes that his father was killed by his fellow officers and that the mayor was behind the plot. Damien, Lino and Tremaine confront the mayor and manage to prove his true intentions and have him removed from office. Brick Mansions is welcomed back into the city, with Damien and Lino continuing their friendship.
