
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.... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
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| AV ClubTasha RobinsonGéla Babluani is unmistakably a first-timer, and his debut project is raw and rough-edged. But he aces the way simple images can make the most of a simple story. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzMeant more as perverse gimmicky entertainment than in telling anything meaningful about the human condition. |
| Seattle TimesMoira MacDonaldGela Babluani, according to the film's sparse press kit, is only 26 years old but already knows more about suspense than some filmmakers learn in a career. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasAlthough it's likely too stark for everyone, 13 Tzameti offers a mind-blowing experience for anyone willing to go along for the ride. |
| Monsters and CriticsRon WilkinsonA taught thriller all the better for somber and distraught grayscale photography |
| Newark Star-LedgerStephen WhittyYou can almost smell the nervous sweat running down these men's backs. You can almost feel the damp. |
| New York TimesStephen HoldenWith its icy cynicism and desolate settings, the film evokes the work of the young Roman Polanski in his sadistic trickster mode. |
| Reeling ReviewsRobin Clifford...a film noir look reminiscent of the 1940's but with an excitement that is thoroughly new millennium |
| GreenCineSean AxmakerThe language and the landscape is French, but the sensibility and style is unmistakably Eastern European. |
| ViewLondonMatthew TurnerAn impressive debut by Georgian film-maker Gela Babluani - this is a beautifully shot, intensely gripping thriller that starts slowly but builds to a terrifically tense climax. |