A man takes over a dead man's task without realizing the horror it entails.A man takes over a dead man's task without realizing the horror it entails.A man takes over a dead man's task without realizing the horror it entails.
- Awards
- 11 wins & 5 nominations
George Babluani
- Sébastien
- (as Georges Babluani)
Jo Prestia
- Pierre Bléreau
- (as Joé Prestia)
Avtandil Makharadze
- Father
- (as Makharadze Avtandil)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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- Trivia"Tzameti" is the Georgian word for thirteen, so the title of this film translates to 13 Thirteen.
- GoofsA man places a bet on # 7 when in scene previous he's visible dead on the floor.
- Alternate versionsThe version shown on the Sundance Channel is letter-boxed and 90 minutes long.
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Intense Russian Roulette Scenes (2016)
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dark, ironical, surprising, full of tension, sad
I'm so grateful for having seen this movie on the silver screen. It's an amazingly dark film, in the style of Man Bites Dog, and it also has some elements of Eli Roth's Hostel. If you like movies with that dark atmosphere, don't miss this one! A young man who is hired to fix up an old house, finds a mysterious letter that has instructions. When he decides to follow them, more letters and instructions follow, and eventually he ends up in a house in the middle of the woods where he and others have to face a difficult task, in order to please the rich. If (the word IF is very important) he survives, he gets a lot of money. I'd love to tell you more about it, but it would ruin the surprise.
At the end, when you're watching the credits, I think you'll feel more satisfied than watching any American movie. This one has an ending, it can't have a sequel. The ending is quite ironical, it's been a while since a movie really surprised me with that. It's amazing what kinds of risks non-American movie makers take, what they put their characters through.
The cinematography was also surprising, it's a black and white movie, very stylish, film-noir like. Artsy, but not at all MTV-like. Once you get into the story, you'll begin to love the black and white, it's been such a good decision, and it adds to the atmosphere.
I had never seen a Georgian movie before so i was very excited and all my wishes came true. It was way better than i expected and when it's out on DVD, I'll rent it again, or buy it, that's for sure.
One last thing, if Géla Babluani's writing and directing a movie again, i hope it will be as awesome, dark and surprising again! He could be the Georgian Tarantino. 10/10
At the end, when you're watching the credits, I think you'll feel more satisfied than watching any American movie. This one has an ending, it can't have a sequel. The ending is quite ironical, it's been a while since a movie really surprised me with that. It's amazing what kinds of risks non-American movie makers take, what they put their characters through.
The cinematography was also surprising, it's a black and white movie, very stylish, film-noir like. Artsy, but not at all MTV-like. Once you get into the story, you'll begin to love the black and white, it's been such a good decision, and it adds to the atmosphere.
I had never seen a Georgian movie before so i was very excited and all my wishes came true. It was way better than i expected and when it's out on DVD, I'll rent it again, or buy it, that's for sure.
One last thing, if Géla Babluani's writing and directing a movie again, i hope it will be as awesome, dark and surprising again! He could be the Georgian Tarantino. 10/10
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $121,390
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $10,805
- Jul 30, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $795,223
- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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