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
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Did you know
- 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)
Featured review
A thrilling absurd tale of extreme human behavior
There is little one can say about the story without giving away its core absurdity. The first half is a mystery. In the second we are thrown into a violent hell. (For the sensitive: the gore is minimal and mostly off camera.) The film reintroduces us to the fact that the repetitiveness of violence deadens our revulsion to it. Here it applies to the main character in the film and to us as audience. It is disturbing how quickly we get used to each eruption of violence and come to see it as a game. This habituation is what soldiers in war, butchers, and grandma slicing the chicken's neck to get it ready for dinner go through. Death as means to an end. Ultimately an allegory of the predatory nature of power and money.
Filmed in B/W. Blood is dark gray which helps tame our revulsion. The director's brother plays the main role. He does a competent job. Filmed in wide format. Superb editing maintains the tension from beginning to end. As I understand it, "Tzameti" means thirteen. See the film to understand why the film is so named.
Filmed in B/W. Blood is dark gray which helps tame our revulsion. The director's brother plays the main role. He does a competent job. Filmed in wide format. Superb editing maintains the tension from beginning to end. As I understand it, "Tzameti" means thirteen. See the film to understand why the film is so named.
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- Apr 3, 2006
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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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