13 - TzametiDirected by Gela Babluani
Produced by Les Films de la Strada
Genres : Fiction - Runtime : 1 h 33 min
Rating restrictions : Under 16
French release : 08/02/2006
Production year : 2005
DirectorActorsSynopsisSomewhere, in a remote place by the sea, 22-year-old Sébastien repairs the roof of a house. The house’s owner dies of an overdose after receiving a strange invitation indicating that he’d get a lot of money if he follows instructions. Sébastien decides to take his place. Thus begins a treasure hunt that will lead Sébastien to an underground place shut off from the rest of the world, a nightmarish place where men bet on the lives of other men. AboutAn extraordinarily assured debut feature, 13 Tzameti won the top prize at Sundance. Owed money, and lacking any direction in life, Sébastien decides to take the place of a dead man on a mysterious mission. Sébastien doesn’t know what the man did, but he does know that it was awfully lucrative. Thus begins his journey toward a contemporary vision of hell, a world in which anything, even one’s life, is a commodity to be bought, sold, or wagered on. With several extraordinary scenes, not for the faint-hearted, 13 Tzameti is less shocking for what it shows than for its portrait of the amoral world it so convincingly captures. Son of a major Georgian director, Gela Babluani is a talent to watch. In French with English subtitles. Description adapted from the Film Society at Lincoln Center. Production photos (8)
Press book (1)Production and distributionAssociate production company : Les Films de la Strada
Co-production : Solimane Productions, Quasar Pictures, mk2
Film export/Foreign Sales : mk2
French distribution : mk2
Full creditsExecutive Producers : Gela Babluani, Jean-Baptiste Legrand
Assistant Directors : Julien Darras, Marc Brunet
Screenwriter : Gela Babluani
Co-producers : Jean-Marie Delbary, Olivier Oursel, Bruno Daniault, Morteza Mohammadi
Director of Photography : Tariel Meliava
Sound Recordist : Ludovic Elias
Assistant Operator : Marie-Sophie Daniel
Production Managers : Fanny Saadi, Jean-Baptiste Legrand
Press Attaché (film) : Monica Donati
Editor : Noémie Moreau
Sound Editor : Didier Lozahic
Continuity supervisor : Sabine Bauchart, Benoît Salvi
Sound Mixer : Didier Lozahic
Technical detailsFeature film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Thriller
Production language : French
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2005
French release : 08/02/2006
Runtime : 1 h 33 min
Current status : Released
Visa number : 111.740
Visa issue date : 30/11/2005
Approval : Yes
Production formats :
35mm
Screening format :
35mm
Color type : Black & White
Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
Sound format : Dolby SRD
Official website : www.mk2.com/13/home.htm
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