13 (2010)

A naive young man assumes a dead man's identity and finds himself embroiled in an underground world of power, violence, and chance where men gamble behind closed doors on the lives of other men.

Director:

Géla Babluani

Writers:

Géla Babluani (screenplay), Greg Pruss (screenplay),

Stars:

Sam Riley, Alice Barrett, Gaby Hoffmann

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sam Riley	...	Vince Ferro
Alice Barrett	...	Leanne Ferro (as Alice Barrett Mitchell)
Gaby Hoffmann	...	Clara Ferro
Jason Statham	...	Jasper
Stephen Beach	...	Nick Ferro
Mickey Rourke	...	Jefferson
Emmanuelle Chriqui	...	Aileen
Michael Berry Jr.	...	William
Michael Shannon	...	Henry
Mike D'Onofrio	...	Frank (as Michael D'Onofrio)
Starla Benford	...	Dr. Anna Cummings
Ray Winstone	...	Ronald Lynn Bagges
Daisy Tahan	...	Jenny Ferro
Carlos Reig-Plaza	...	Warden
Forrest Griffin	...	Joey Blarro

Storyline

In Talbot, Ohio, a father's need for surgeries puts the family in a financial bind. His son Vince, an electrician, overhears a man talking about making a fortune in just a day. When the man overdoses on drugs, Vince find instructions and a cell phone that the man has received and substitutes himself: taking a train to New York and awaiting contact. He has no idea what it's about. He ends up at a remote house where wealthy men bet on who will survive a complicated game of Russian roulette: he's number 13. In flashbacks we meet other contestants, including a man whose brother takes him out of a mental institution in order to compete. Can Vince be the last one standing?

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Plot Keywords:

train | new york | electrician | flashback | cell phone | 

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Taglines:

Spin. Aim. Survive. [Scandinavian DVD.]

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for disturbing violence, language and brief drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2010 (New Zealand)

Also Known As:

Thirteen

Filming Locations:

Crestwood, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Barbarian Films, Overnight Films, Morabito Picture Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ray Liotta was originally cast in the role of Detective Larry Mullane, a part that eventually went to David Zayas after Liotta had to bow out, due to a scheduling conflict.

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Goofs

Jefferson has sparrow tattoos on his shoulders. In scene after his guard tries to kill him, these tattoos disappear and re-appear shortly after.

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Connections

Edited into The Clock (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Be My Gun"
Performed by: Verenice Buerling
Written by: Verenice Buerling
Composed by: Alexander Bubenheim

User Reviews

Nathan_BA's review has got it all wrong!

First of all, if you could handle Tzameti 13 you'll be sorely disappointed in 13.

This Hollywood "rehash" resembles more closely, the Hostel series but with more jump scares, or "Saw", but with guns.

Jason Stratham, Ray Winstone, Mickey Rourke, and David Zayas are wasted and merely have what amounts to brief cameos among a cast of unknowns who do little to move the story along. Sadly, it wasn't the thriller or mind-f*&% film audiences would have hoped for. When the movie is over, it leaves you with a feeling as you just had a meal that wasn't satisfying. Some parts of the dialog were so bad that it made me wince. I had to back it up a bit to see if they actually said what I thought they said and it was even more painful to watch the second time.

I rented it from a Redbox DVD dispensing machine and I still want my dollar back.