13 Tzameti
Seen it?2006 | 93 min | Action, Thriller
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (84% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a box office flop and little lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 33 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Sebastian, a young man, has decided to follow instructions intended for someone else, without knowing where they will take him. Something else he does not know is that Gerard Dorez, a cop on a knife-edge, is tailing him. When he reaches his destination, Sebastian falls into a degenerate, clandestine world of mental chaos behind closed doors in which men gamble on the lives of others men.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
84% on Rotten Tomatoes, 61 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.1 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
2 wins and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$795K worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 25K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Gela Babluani
- Giorgi BabluaniSebastien
- Aurélien RecoingJacky
- Pascal BongardLe maître de cérémonie
- Fred UlysseAlain
- Nicolas PignonRomain
- Vania VilersM. Schloendorf
- Christophe VandeveldeLudo
- Olga LegrandChristine Godon
- Augustin LegrandJosé
- Philippe PassonJean-François Godon