XIII: The Conspiracy
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| Based on |
XIII graphic novel series by Jean Van Hamme and William Vance |
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| Screenplay by |
David Wolkove Philippe Lyon |
| Directed by | Duane Clark |
| Starring |
Val Kilmer Stephen Dorff |
| Country of origin | Canada France |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Producer(s) | Ken Gord |
| Cinematography | David Greene |
| Editor(s) | Yann Hervé |
| Running time | 2 x 86 min. |
| Production company(s) |
Prodigy Pictures Cipango Films |
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XIII: The Conspiracy is a 2008 Franco-Canadian TV film in two parts, based on the Belgian graphic novel series created by Jean Van Hamme and William Vance, about an amnesiac protagonist who seeks to discover his concealed past. The film served as a pilot for the 2011 television series XIII.
The film was directed by Duane Clark, stars Val Kilmer and Stephen Dorff, and was produced by Prodigy Pictures and Cipango Films. It was first broadcast in France in October 2008 by Canal+; followed by NBC in the USA in February 2009; by Nine in Australia (as The Conspiracy) in November 2009; and by Five in the United Kingdom in December 2009 (where it was shown as a single feature instead of in two parts).
The first female U.S. President, Sally Sheridan, (Mimi Kuzyk) is killed by a sniper during her Veterans Day speech. Her assassin narrowly escapes after a shoot out involving a shadowy figure named La Mangouste (Val Kilmer) or "The Mongoose". Three months later in West Virginia, an elderly couple discover a young man (Stephen Dorff) who lies wounded in a tree and still in his parachute. He cannot remember his past and the only clue to his identity is a numerical tattoo on his chest, "XIII".
Meanwhile, in the White House, government intelligence under Colonel Amos (Greg Bryk) is frantically conducting the search for the President's killer. With the elections just weeks away, a confirmed suspect could swing the vote for the administration. Regaining his health, XIII searches for more information about the imprint on his body using the couple's home computer. This leads to his location being picked up by the NSA and in no time at all a squad of elite special ops forces swarm the couple's house in Cape Fear. XIII takes out the soldiers one by one. While on the run in New York, he befriends Sam (Caterina Murino), a photo shop owner who helps identify for him a woman in a photo he carries.
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