13 (Tzameti) (2005)

Thriller / Drama / Foreign

1 hr. 33 min.

French neo-noir about a young man who follows directions for someone else, then falls into a degenerate, clandestine world of mental chaos. A film festival favorite.

Not Rated

Directed by: Gela Babluani

Starring: George Babluani, Aurelien Recoing, Philippe Passon, Pascal Bongard

Theatrical Release Date: 7/28/2006

Release Type: NY

U.S. Box Office: $121,390

Video/DVD Release Date: 2/13/2007

Distributor: Palm Pictures

Country: France

Language: French

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CRITIC	RATING	QUOTE
filmcritic.com Chris Cabin	7	...a tight, terrific exercise in grainy black-and-white...
New York Post V. A. Musetto	8	...starts slowly but builds, Hitchcock-style, to a terrifying crescendo. And don't fool yourself into thinking you know what's going to happen.
TV Guide Maitland McDonagh	7	...an icy plunge into the dark depths of the human mind.
Slant Magazine Nick Schager	5	...delivers gimmicky thrills posing as hard-nosed neo-noir...
Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman	4	...so lacking in human dimensions that it creates virtually no suspense.
New York Times Stephen Holden	7	...a handsome black-and-white thriller...
Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas	9	...offers a mind-blowing experience for anyone willing to go along for the ride.
People Leah Rozen	8	...a superb psychological thriller...
Village Voice Rob Nelson	8	...a playfully wicked French thriller...
Onion AV Club Tasha Robinson	7	...he [Babluani] aces the way simple images can make the most of a simple story, and the way it's possible to trap audiences inside the head of a desperate man by giving them nowhere else to go.
Premiere Ethan Alter	6	...certainly nightmarish, but it's the kind of nightmare that fades instead of lingering on in the memory.

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ALL AVERAGE CRITIC RATING	6.9
AVERAGE USER RATING (5 ratings)	7.4

USER REVIEWS:

Oracle 9

13 Tzameti is by far the best neo-noir film of 2006 as well as its thrill ride. It's brilliantly gripping until the final shot.

-Oracle

Wynns 8

As a smart person I saw it with said, it's Hostel for people who enjoy movies more than torture.

Plan a date! 90 minutes well spent with someone who likes movies.

Stacy 6

Goes after a similar idea, but much better than Hostel.