13 Tzameti

August 8th, 2006 by Mike

If you are in New York, I highly recommend heading over to the Film Forum to watch 13 Tzameti. I saw this 90 minute gem on a whim while trying to escape the 100 degree temperatures last week. While the film is in French, the director (Gela Babluani) and the lead actor (George Babluani) are Georgian.

I find it difficult to explain the premise of the movie without ruining it. The New York Times review had this to say:

This diabolical thriller is as cold and sharps as razor blades stored in a sub zero freezer.

You can watch the trailer, but I was happy I didn’t know anything about the film at all when I sat down to watch it.

Sidenote: According to IMDB, an english remake is due out in 2008.

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One Response to “13 Tzameti”

  1. luke Says:
    August 9th, 2006 at 10:22 pm

    Big Love, Big Mike, for this outstanding pick. 13 (Tzameti) won the Jury Grand Prize for World Cinema (Fiction) at Sundance this year and the best first film award at Venice.

    Non-New York cinephiles who have access to a region-free DVD player can buy the disc from amazon.co.uk.

    Rumors I’d heard of the remake have Babluani staying behind the camera. Even if this is the case, I have a hard time imagining that it won’t be awful.

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