13 Tzameti

Twenty-two-year-old Sebastien (Georges Babluani) leads an impoverished life with his immigrant family constantly struggling to support them. While repairing the roof of a neighbor's house, he overhears a conversation about an expected package which promises to make the household rich. Sensing the opportunity of a lifetime, Sebastien intercepts the package; it contains a series of specific instructions. Following the clues, he assumes a false identity and manages to slip through the grasp of the enclosing police as he ventures deeper and deeper into the countryside. The closer he gets to his destination and the more people he meets along the way, the less he understands about what he is looking for. Ultimately, he comes face to face with a ring of clandestine gamblers placing bets on the outcome of a multi-player, high stakes tournament of Russian roulette. Directed by newcomer Gela Babluani, 13 TZAMETI is a winner-take-all thriller, where an unfortunate young man is transformed into Contestant #13 with no way out save his luck.

"...flaunts a grim sense of the absurd that suggests a French new wave film infected with a virulent strain of Eastern European nihilism...With its icy cynicism and desolate settings, the film evokes the work of the young Roman Polanski in his sadistic trickster mode... Addressing the atavistic side of the male psyche, which gravitates toward cockfights and extreme sports, 13 TZAMETI dares you to be shocked." (The New York Times)

"Terrifying." (New York Post)

"Intense." (Hollywood Reporter).

"Mind-blowing." (L.A. Times)