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XIII: The Conspiracy
XIII: The Conspiracy is a 2008 television film in two parts, based on the eponymous graphic novel series by Belgian authors Jean Van Hamme and William Vance, about an amnesiac protagonist who seeks to discover his concealed past. The film served as a pilot for XIII: The Series, which aired on television in 2011.
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 US 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).
When the first female president of the United States, Sally Sheridan, (Mimi Kuzyk) is killed by a sniper, her assassin narrowly escapes after a shootout 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) in a parachute laying wounded in a tree. He cannot remember his past and the only clue to his identity is a tattoo on his chest, "XIII", the Roman numeral for 13.
In the White House, a joint intelligence task force led by Colonel Amos (Greg Bryk) searches for the President's killer while XIII searches online for information about his tattoo. His location is detected by the NSA and a squad of elite special forces swarm the couple's home, killing them. XIII kills the soldiers and escapes to New York where he befriends Sam (Caterina Murino), a photo shop owner, who helps identify Kim (Jessalyn Gilsig), a woman in a photo he carries.
Rogue Secret Service agents track his location and he is ultimately captured by La Mangouste, who interrogates him and reveals that "XIII" is the brand of a conspiracy. Upon escaping, XIII returns to Sam and learns that the design on his chest also refers to secret societies of the Roman Empire. Sam provides photos that Kim developed in the store which lead XIII upstate to Kellownee Valley.
Government intelligence identifies XIII as Steven Rowland and uses the media to further the manhunt. XIII is aided by Kim, her father, General Carrington (Stephen McHattie), and Jones, a CIA operative, who reveal he was a special ops agent who underwent facial reconstruction for an undercover mission to flush out a group of fascists plotting to overthrow the American government.
La Mangouste locates and captures XIII, killing Kim in the process. La Mangouste discovers XIII has had reconstructive surgery and that his military file is classified. XIII is attacked by another member of the conspiracy, "XIV", but escapes with the help of Jones. President Galbrain (John Bourgeois) authorizes Calvin Wax (Jonathan Higgins), the White House Chief of Staff, to take over the manhunt.
In an NSA safehouse, Carrington reveals XIII's identity as Ross Tanner, who lost his wife and daughter in the sarin gas attacks in Chicago. Carrington also reveals that Col. Jack McCall (Scott Wickware) supervised XIII's paramilitary unit which orchestrated the foreign attacks and that the next major attack is expected to coincide with the upcoming election.
XIII: The Conspiracy
XIII: The Conspiracy is a 2008 television film in two parts, based on the eponymous graphic novel series by Belgian authors Jean Van Hamme and William Vance, about an amnesiac protagonist who seeks to discover his concealed past. The film served as a pilot for XIII: The Series, which aired on television in 2011.
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 US 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).
When the first female president of the United States, Sally Sheridan, (Mimi Kuzyk) is killed by a sniper, her assassin narrowly escapes after a shootout 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) in a parachute laying wounded in a tree. He cannot remember his past and the only clue to his identity is a tattoo on his chest, "XIII", the Roman numeral for 13.
In the White House, a joint intelligence task force led by Colonel Amos (Greg Bryk) searches for the President's killer while XIII searches online for information about his tattoo. His location is detected by the NSA and a squad of elite special forces swarm the couple's home, killing them. XIII kills the soldiers and escapes to New York where he befriends Sam (Caterina Murino), a photo shop owner, who helps identify Kim (Jessalyn Gilsig), a woman in a photo he carries.
Rogue Secret Service agents track his location and he is ultimately captured by La Mangouste, who interrogates him and reveals that "XIII" is the brand of a conspiracy. Upon escaping, XIII returns to Sam and learns that the design on his chest also refers to secret societies of the Roman Empire. Sam provides photos that Kim developed in the store which lead XIII upstate to Kellownee Valley.
Government intelligence identifies XIII as Steven Rowland and uses the media to further the manhunt. XIII is aided by Kim, her father, General Carrington (Stephen McHattie), and Jones, a CIA operative, who reveal he was a special ops agent who underwent facial reconstruction for an undercover mission to flush out a group of fascists plotting to overthrow the American government.
La Mangouste locates and captures XIII, killing Kim in the process. La Mangouste discovers XIII has had reconstructive surgery and that his military file is classified. XIII is attacked by another member of the conspiracy, "XIV", but escapes with the help of Jones. President Galbrain (John Bourgeois) authorizes Calvin Wax (Jonathan Higgins), the White House Chief of Staff, to take over the manhunt.
In an NSA safehouse, Carrington reveals XIII's identity as Ross Tanner, who lost his wife and daughter in the sarin gas attacks in Chicago. Carrington also reveals that Col. Jack McCall (Scott Wickware) supervised XIII's paramilitary unit which orchestrated the foreign attacks and that the next major attack is expected to coincide with the upcoming election.