13 Tzameti with George Babluani: DVD Cover

    13 Tzameti
    a.k.a. 13 (Tzameti) Director: Géla Babluani Cast: George Babluani, Aurélien Recoing, Pascal Bongard, Philippe Passon

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    • DVD Release Date: 02/13/2007
    • Original Release: 2005
    • Rating: Not Rated
    • Sales Rank: 34,282

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    Features

    Interview with director Gela Babluani and Actors Georges Babluani and Aurélien Recoin; The DVD design contest - top 13 finalists; Sunday's Game - a short film about some nice old ladies; Deleted scenes; Testimony of a survivor; 5.1 surround sound; US theatrical trailer; Palm previews; Weblinks

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    Disc #1 -- 13 Tzameti
    1. Laborer [7:13]
    2. An Overhead Conversation [5:25]
    3. An Untimely Death [4:20]
    4. A Deal for the Letter [6:22]
    5. To Paris [3:35]
    6. The Journey Continues [4:50]
    7. Searched [2:59]
    8. The Player [4:57]
    9. Round 1 [5:40]
    10. Placing Bets [3:16]
    11. Round 2 [2:20]
    12. Brothers [3:15]
    13. Round 3 [5:30]
    14. Choosing the Duelists [3:29]
    15. Round 4 [9:19]
    16. Escape [5:43]
    17. Questioned [7:15]
    18. Going Home [7:30]

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    An aimless 20-year-old with a penchant for following the rules receives a mysterious set of instructions that lead him down a path from which he may never return in director Géla Babluani's tense tale of death and chance. Sébastien has come into possession of a train ticket and a mysterious set of instructions. Though he is unsure of exactly what fate awaits him when he arrives at his destination, one thing is certain: these items were most certainly not meant for him. Bored by his uneventful existence and hungering for something new, Sébastien boards the outbound train and takes his first bold steps into an unknown future. But the world can be a cruel and unforgiving place filled with unfeeling men to whom human life means little more than a lost wager, and if Sébastien is to make it through his harrowing journey alive he must keep his wits about him and pray that luck is on his side. Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

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    February 01, 2008: “13 Tzameti” follows Sebastien -played capably by George Babluani- as he struggles to find work in a small town. He gets a job roofing the house of a drug addict who has the misfortune of overdosing before Sebastien can finish, and subsequently paid. Luckily for Sebastien, before the drug addict dies he overhears him talking about a big money making job opportunity on the horizon. Sebastien comes into possession of the train ticket needed to get to the job, and decides to go down the rabbit hole. Unfortunately for Sebastien, he doesn’t find a Wonderland, in fact quite the opposite. Before he knows what’s going on he’s in way over his head in a sinister world that he could never have known existed. A French language film shot entirely in black and white, “13 Tzameti” is a skillfully captured film that is devoted to telling its twisted story. Director Gela Babluani "brother to star George" and cinematographer Tariel Meliava do not try to do too much with the camera, and succeed at developing extreme tension on screen without having gallons of blood or using other oft used thriller/horror movie surprises. It is pragmatic storytelling all the way here, and it is very effective. In fact, the audience feels that it is part of the story as details are revealed to us at the same time as Sebastien. As a result, “13 Tzameti” frequently has the look and feel of a documentary because of this technique. The acting in “13 Tzameti” is extremely consistent, and sometimes very good indeed. George Babluani does a fine job as Sebastien while Philippe Passon delivers a very good "if abbreviated" performance as the drug addict whose death perpetuates the entire story. Pascal Bongard and Aurelien Recoing also give entertaining performances during the meat of the film. 13 Tzameti is a simple, but highly effective thriller that is a fine debut from director Gela Babluani. I look forward to watching more films from this clearly talented director.

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    November 17, 2007: Tzameti is a un-unique film that screams debut feature, and yet it is still a great deal entertaining. The premise, where an innocent is submerged into mystery, darkness, and danger, and is changed in the end, is hardly a unique setup and in most cases would be a mere skeleton to hang superb performances upon as the real meat of the film. 13 doesn't do that, as the acting is well above exaggerated, and the film stumbles a bit for it. Still, the premise is catching enough to keep you watching to see where it inevitably leads. Unfortunately, the final climax of the film seems very very forced, or intentionally inserted for the sake of tragedy, and totally unnecessary. This actually would have worked overall more as a novel than as a screenplay for a film, but it isn't bad, it just simply isn't great either.