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13 Tzameti (2006)

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Reviews Counted:64

Fresh:53

Rotten:11

Average Rating:7/10

Consensus: This starkly minimalist nail-biter of a thriller relentlessly builds up the tension and keeps the audience guessing.

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Theatrical Release:Jul 28, 2006 Limited

Synopsis: Twenty-two-year-old Sebastien (Georges Babluani) leads an impoverished life with his immigrant family constantly struggling to support them. While repairing the roof of a neighbor's house, he... Twenty-two-year-old Sebastien (Georges Babluani) leads an impoverished life with his immigrant family constantly struggling to support them. While repairing the roof of a neighbor's house, he overhears a conversation about an expected package which promises to make the household rich. Sensing the opportunity of a lifetime, Sebastien intercepts the package which contains a series of specific instructions. Following the clues, he assumes a false identity and manages to slip through the grasp of the enclosing police as he ventures deeper and deeper into the countryside. The closer he gets to his destination and the more people he meets along the way, the less he understands about what he is looking for. Ultimately, he comes face to face with a ring of clandestine gamblers placing bets on the outcome of a multi-player, high stakes tournament of Russian roulette. Directed by newcomer Gela Babluani, 13 TZAMETI (pronounced: 'zah-meti') is a winner-take-all thriller, where an unfortunate young man is transformed into Contestant #13 with no way out save his luck. --© Palm Pictures [More]

Starring: George Babluani, Jean Pascal Bongard, Aurelien Recoing, Fred Ulysse

Starring: George Babluani, Jean Pascal Bongard, Aurelien Recoing, Fred Ulysse, Nicolas Pignon

Director: Géla Babluani

Director: Géla Babluani
Studio: Palm Pictures

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02/27/09
Devin Faraci
Devin Faraci
CHUD

Meant more as perverse gimmicky entertainment than in telling anything meaningful about the human condition.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
01/14/09
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
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Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
08/07/08
Deborah Young
Deborah Young
Variety
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13 Tzameti does suffer from a weak and even lazy conclusion, but that doesn't stop 90 minutes that come before it. This truly is deserving of being unforgettable.

Full Review Source: Calgary Movies | comment Comment
10/13/07
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Calgary Movies

I knew nothing before I saw this film, except I heard it was intense (it is) and a little violent (also true). It's also well made, disturbing, and rather hard to forget.

Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
07/30/07
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com

an impressively noirish moral fable that, for all its bleakness, offers ample rewards to those willing to take a chance on it.

Full Review Source: Eye for Film | comment Comment
07/02/07
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
Eye for Film

Biting into the dubious apple of the new market economy.

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04/22/07
Prairie Miller
Prairie Miller
WBAI Web Radio
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03/01/07
Jason Ferguson
Jason Ferguson
Orlando Weekly

At its center is an astonishing set-piece that will rivet almost any moviegoer.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/07
Lewis Beale
Lewis Beale
Film Journal International

the most artsy spin on The Most Dangerous Game ever plunked down on the screen.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
02/12/07
Chris Cabin
Chris Cabin
Filmcritic.com

A gritty, high attrition-rate mindbender guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat from start to its shocking finale.

Full Review Source: BlackFilm.com | comment Comment
02/09/07
Kam Williams
Kam Williams
BlackFilm.com

Easier to admire than it is to sit through, the French film 13 (Tzameti) is an exercise in stylish depravity that may one day be viewed as the debut of a great filmmaker.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
01/19/07
Peter Howell
Peter Howell
Toronto Star
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Comes off like a punch in the stomach. A terrific, focused first-effort by the Georgian emigre Gela Babluani.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
01/19/07
Jim Slotek
Jim Slotek
Jam! Movies

A tightly screwed shocker, a suspense tour de force that proceeds through a harrowing chain of events with alarming confidence.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
01/19/07
Liam Lacey
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
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"13 Tzameti" has you on the edge of your seat with a story that throws unexpected punches at every corner.

Full Review Source: Sympatico.ca | comment Comment
01/19/07
Angela Baldassarre
Angela Baldassarre
Sympatico.ca

It may be smarter than Saw II or Saw III, but it's just selling a classier brand of sadistic voyeurism.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
11/24/06
Terry Lawson
Terry Lawson
Detroit Free Press
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A stylish and unnerving thriller that sucks you into surreal scenes of horror with the chilly confidence of a nightmare.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
11/10/06
Shawn Levy
Shawn Levy
Oregonian

Takes awhile to establish where it's going, but it's powered by a kind of sick dread.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
10/26/06
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

The Georgian-born French director Gela Babluani makes an absorbing debut with this black-and-white thriller.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
10/13/06
Walter V. Addiego
Walter V. Addiego
San Francisco Chronicle
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The earned payoff is an all-too-believable shocker.

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10/12/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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January 14, 2009: 13 Is Chriqui's Lucky Number Opens in new window
Emmanuelle Chriqui has joined the cast of "13," the "13 Tzameti" remake that also stars Mickey Rourke, Jason Statham, 50 Cent, Ray Winstone, Ben Gazzara, and Alex Skarsgard. More...

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