13 (2010)

Director:

Géla Babluani

Writers (WGA):

Géla Babluani (screenplay) &
Greg Pruss (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

2010 (New Zealand)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Spin. Aim. Survive. [Scandinavian DVD.]

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Train | New York | Electrician | Flashback | Cell Phone

Cast

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
Ed Bergtold	...	Cop #1
John Hoffman	...	CPS store worker
David Zayas	...	Detective Larry Mullane
Doug Kruse	...	Rigalowsky
J.D. Thompson	...	Trailer Driver (as JD Thompson)
Chuck Zito	...	Ted
Anthony Chisholm	...	Mr. Gomez
Alan Davidson	...	Tony Drizer
Stephen Gevedon	...	Mackinnon
Ricky Garcia	...	Conductor #1
Doug Torres	...	Conductor #2 (as Douglas Torres)
Danny Rutigliano	...	Conductor #3
Jamison Ernest	...	Taxi Driver
Alexander Skarsgård	...	Jack
Joseph DeBona	...	Shed Guard
Ben Gazzara	...	Schlondorff
Ronald Guttman	...	Joe
John Bedford Lloyd	...	Mark
Temur Babluani	...	Supervisor
Toru Ohno	...	Mahima
Lars Gerhard	...	Money Man #1
Scott Dillin	...	Money Man #2
50 Cent	...	Jimmy (as Curtis Jackson)
Don Frye	...	Handler #1
Prianga Pieris	...	Handler #2
Brad Gallagher	...	Hans #11
Omar Hernandez	...	Player #3
David Conley	...	Player #16
Rock Kohli	...	Player #9
George Feaster	...	Riley #2
Chris McKinney	...	Paul
Frank Senger	...	Nearby Gambler
Martin Murphy	...	Betting Man #1
Mark Halvis	...	Betting Man #2
Dan Paragon	...	Betting Man #3
William Fowle	...	Betting Man #4
Robert Testut	...	Betting Man #5
Roberto Rizzo	...	Betting Man #6
David Scott Klein	...	Betting Man #7
William Posner	...	Betting Man #8
Robert Freedman	...	Gambler #1
John Fiore	...	Gambler #2
Jerry Goralnick	...	Gambler #3
Jeff Burchfield	...	Player #14
Wayne Duvall	...	Mr. Taylor
Darrell Larson	...	Game Doctor
Paul Butler	...	Money Boss
Nacho Figueras	...	Handler #3
Peter Figlia	...	Bartender
Howard W. Overshown	...	Police Officer (as Howard Overshown)
Paul Lucas	...	Postman
Glen Trotiner	...	Deli Counter Man
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dakota Anderson	...	Mansion Guard (uncredited)
Steve Antonucci	...	Traveler (uncredited)
Ashlie Atkinson	...	Margot (uncredited)
Courtney S. Bunbury	...	Ring Handler (uncredited)
Rich Campbell	...	Ring Handler (uncredited)
Gem Jean Marc Danois	...	Bodyguard (uncredited)
Lois J. Drabkin	...	Doctor (uncredited)
Aristedes Philip DuVal	...	International Gambler (uncredited)
Hank Eulau	...	Train Terminal Passenger (uncredited)
Jack Fitz	...	Hospital Administrator (uncredited)
Johnathan Hallgrey	...	Gambler (uncredited)
Frank Hansen	...	Michael's Bag Man (uncredited)
Corey Hibbert	...	Guard (uncredited)
Michael Jeremiah	...	Ringmaster (uncredited)
Arnold Y. Kim	...	Security Guard (uncredited)
Stanley Krajewski	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Marty Krzywonos	...	Gambler (uncredited)
Kirk Larsen	...	Russian Gambler (uncredited)
Gregory Mikell	...	Guard (uncredited)
Anthony Del Negro	...	Boy at Train Station (uncredited)
Mauricio Ovalle	...	Thug 1 (uncredited)
Artie Pasquale	...	Gambler (uncredited)
Charles Pendelton	...	Gambler (uncredited)
Nick Poltoranin	...	Russian Handler #1 (uncredited)
Sagine	...	Medical Assistant #1 (uncredited)
Kevin Scullin	...	Handler for Player 12 (uncredited)
Gurdeep Singh	...	Money Man (uncredited)
Paul Thornton	...	Russian Roulette Gambler (uncredited)
Naeem Uzimann	...	Cab Driver (uncredited)
Paul Vasquez	...	Dollar (uncredited)
Mark Vincent	...	Michael's Bodyguard (uncredited)
Todd Travis Warrick	...	Handler (uncredited)
Bob Weston	...	Bookie (uncredited)

Directed by
Géla Babluani

Writing credits (WGA)
Géla Babluani		(screenplay) &
Greg Pruss		(screenplay) (as Gregory Pruss)
Géla Babluani		(screenplay "13 Tzameti")

Produced by
Alan Bernon	....	executive producer
Jeanette Buerling	....	producer
Anthony Callie	....	executive producer
Michael Corso	....	executive producer
Franck Dubarry	....	executive producer
Brian Edwards	....	executive producer
Anthony Gudas	....	executive producer
Ron Hartenbaum	....	executive producer
Caroline Jaczko	....	executive producer
Elliot Kaufman	....	associate producer
Douglas Kuber	....	executive producer
John Michaels	....	co-executive producer
Maggie Monteith	....	executive producer
Valerio Morabito	....	producer
Mark Moran	....	associate producer
Myles Nestel	....	executive producer
Iliana Nikolic	....	co-producer
Michèle Ohayon	....	executive producer
Rick Schwartz	....	producer
Eric van den Eijnden	....	co-executive producer
Joseph Zolfo	....	line producer: additional photography

Original Music by
Alexander Bubenheim

Cinematography by
Michael McDonough

Film Editing by
Géla Babluani
David Gray

Casting by
Avy Kaufman

Production Design by
Jane Musky

Art Direction by
Larry M. Gruber

Set Decoration by
David Schlesinger

Costume Design by
Amy Westcott

Makeup Department
Joseph Farulla	....	background supervisor
Tina LaSpina	....	assistant makeup artist
Bernadette Mazur	....	key makeup artist
Sacha Quarles	....	hair department head
Frank Vazquez	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Caroline Jaczko	....	unit production manager
Christopher Kenneally	....	post-production supervisor
Frank Murray	....	production supervisor
Judy Richter	....	production supervisor: additional photography

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marcos González Palma	....	second second assistant director
Joshua Lucido	....	dga trainee
Eddie Micallef	....	second assistant director
Francisco Ortiz	....	second assistant director
Doug Torres	....	first assistant director
Glen Trotiner	....	first assistant director
Aurora Warfield	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Shannon Canfield	....	set dresser
Paul Drechsler-Martell	....	shop production assistant
Ray Fisher	....	leadman
Sheyam Ghieth	....	art department coordinator
Christopher Hosey	....	assistant art director
Christopher Hosey	....	concept artist
Christopher Hosey	....	storyboard artist
Michael Jortner	....	property master
Marcus Migliore	....	set dresser
Tory Noll	....	art department assistant
Michael Powsner	....	props
Sam Rosedietcher	....	set dresser
Timothy J. Scanlin Jr.	....	art props
Phil Testa	....	key construction gaffer
Kara Torney	....	set decoration buyer (as Kara Zeigon)
Saviel Rivera	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Gary C. Bourgeois	....	additional re-recording mixer
Shaun Brennan	....	foley artist
Rachel Chancey	....	foley supervisor
Rusty Dunn	....	sound designer
Lewis Goldstein	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lewis Goldstein	....	supervising sound editor
Anguibe Guindo	....	boom operator
Ken Ishii	....	production sound mixer
Cate Montana	....	dialogue editor
Joe Origlieri	....	sound mixer: second unit
Joe Origlieri	....	sound utility
Jac Rubenstein	....	dialogue editor
Tom Ryan	....	apprentice sound editor
Phil Soussan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Suarez	....	sound
Alex Sullivan	....	sound mixer: second unit
Allan Zaleski	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Drew Jiritano	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Sam Calabrese	....	lead CG artist

Stunts
Eddie Bravo	....	stunt player
Jared Burke	....	stunt player
Chris Cenatiempo	....	stunt player
Blaise Corrigan	....	stunt player
Douglas Crosby	....	stunt coordinator
Gem Jean Marc Danois	....	stunt player (as Jean-Marc F. Danois)
Don Frye	....	stunt player
Tim Lajcik	....	stunt player
Elliot Santiago	....	stunt player
Frank Shamrock	....	stunt player
Anthony Vincent	....	stunt double: MacKinnon (as Tony Vincent)
Jared Burke	....	assistant stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Jon Trosky	....	utility stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Ruark Behan	....	grip
Jim Bridges	....	still photographer
Adriana Brunetto-Lipman	....	camera loader
Travis Cadalzo	....	second assistant camera
Stephen Consentino	....	Steadicam operator: "a" camera
David Dutkus	....	electrician
John W. Duvall	....	grip
Johnny Erbes-Chan	....	dolly grip
Stanley Fernandez Jr.	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Darrall Graham	....	dimmer board operator
John Halligan	....	second grip
Brian Harnick	....	rigging electrician
Larry Huston	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
William Louthe	....	electrician
Eugene Paul Lynch	....	electrician
Bruce MacCallum	....	camera operator: "b" camera
William MacGhee	....	electrician
Seth F. McAllister	....	grip
Tim Metivier	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera and Steadicam
Yaron Orbach	....	director of photography: second unit / additional photography
Frank Proscia	....	dolly grip
Sam Rosedietcher	....	rigging grip
Lowell Schulman	....	best boy rigging gaffer
Pierson Silver	....	key second assistant camera
Pierson Silver	....	remote head technician
Chris Skutch	....	key grip
David Skutch	....	gaffer
Darrin Smith	....	best boy electrician
Spencer Snygg	....	electrician
John C. Walker	....	additional camera loader
John C. Walker	....	camera trainee

Casting Department
Lois J. Drabkin	....	casting associate
Alex Zahn	....	casting assistant
Leeba Zakharov	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Arlynn Abseck	....	set costumer
Steffany Bernstein	....	costume supervisor
Chris Burns	....	wardrobe production assistant
Nina Cinelli	....	set costumer
Lenore Pemberton	....	assistant costume designer
Jennifer Schilling	....	set costumer
Nicci Schinman	....	key set costumer
Liz Vastola	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Chris Beardsley	....	technician: Arriscan
Christopher Ryan Clark	....	post-production assistant
John Vladic	....	colorist
Loretta Wallace	....	post-production assistant: dailies (uncredited)

Music Department
John Carbonara	....	music editor
John Kurlander	....	music recording engineer
Phil Soussan	....	music editor
Phil Soussan	....	original score mixed by

Transportation Department
Timothy Paustian	....	transportation captain
Thomas Reilly	....	transportation co-captain

Other crew
Sam Arthurs	....	armorer
Kelley Beaman	....	production assistant
Will Bigwood	....	production assistant
Katri Billard	....	script supervisor: second unit
Justin Bischoff	....	set production assistant
Anna Bosco	....	payroll accountant
Nicholas Bryan	....	production assistant
Hilary Carver	....	unit publicist
Yara Caubet	....	production office intern
Sasha Charlemagne	....	production coordinator: additional photography
Jeff Chena	....	stand-in: Mr Rourke
Tiffany Chung	....	production assistant
Noemi Mimi Feliz	....	department intern
Jennifer Zolten Freed	....	post-production accountant
Joshua A. Friedman	....	production assistant
Jessie Gant	....	assistant post accountant
Quincy Gow	....	production secretary
Gabriel Greenberg	....	location scout
Sandi Greenberg	....	production assistant
Evan Gregg	....	location assistant
Jonathan Hartenbaum	....	location production assistant
Omar Hernandez	....	office production assistant
Sean Hogan	....	production accountant
Karyl Honoré	....	assistant: director
Timothy S. Kane	....	production assistant
Clara Kim	....	assistant: producer
Russ Klein	....	key production assistant: reshoots
Eric Krugley	....	production assistant
Ronnie Kupferwasser	....	location scout
Tory Lenosky	....	production assistant
Jessica Lichtner	....	script supervisor
Brendan C. Lynch	....	additional production assistant
Dan Majkut	....	production assistant
Mike McGuirk	....	production assistant
Ademola McMullen	....	key production assistant
Leda Nornang	....	production coordinator
Lauren A. Oliver	....	product placement and clearances
Daniel Pollack	....	location scout
Joe Proietto	....	office production assistant
John Puccinelli	....	additional set production assistant
Jessica Renzi-Bailey	....	location assistant
Melissa Rosal	....	additional production assistant
R. Zachary Shildwachter	....	additional production assistant
Ryan Smith	....	location manager
Jennifer Sonnenfeld	....	location coordinator
Sascha Springer	....	assistant location manager
A.J. Swirz	....	unit production assistant
Amy H. Tung	....	assistant production coordinator
Betty Hong Yiu Tung	....	additional production assistant
Jacob Wasserman	....	production assistant

Thanks
Taylor D. Conroy	....	special thanks
James Gibb	....	special thanks
Emmanuel Girod	....	the producers wish to thank
Phil Hope	....	special thanks
Arnaud Lannic	....	the producers wish to thank
Julien Leonard	....	the producers wish to thank
Simon O'Leary	....	very special thanks
Rachel O'Meara	....	the producers wish to thank

Production Companies

• Barbarian Films (as Barbarian Film Group) (presents)
• Overnight Films (as Overnight)
• Morabito Picture Company
• Magnet Media Group (in association with)
• Oceana Media Finance (as Oceana Media) (in association with)
• Red Dragon Production (as Red Dragon Productions) (in association with)
• Cinedigm
• Magnet Media Productions
• Magnet Media Productions
• Number 13
• Tax Credit Finance

Distributors

• Anchor Bay Films (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
• Distribution Company (2010) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Hollywood Entertainment (2010) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Presidio (2011) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2010) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2010) (Switzerland) (all media)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Future Film (2011) (Finland) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Home Box Office (HBO) (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Icon Film Distribution (2011) (Australia) (DVD)
• Imagem Filmes (2010) (Brazil) (all media)
• Latinamerican Theatrical Group (2010) (Mexico) (all media)
• Midget Entertainment (2010) (Denmark) (all media)
• Noble Entertainment (2010) (Sweden) (all media)
• One Movie (2012) (Italy) (all media)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2013) (Argentina) (DVD)
• VVS Films (2010) (Canada) (all media)
• Wide Pictures (2010) (Spain) (all media)

Other Companies

• Cinedigm  funding
• Cutting Edge Group  music services
• David Haddad  transportation equipment
• Digital Post Services  digital intermediate and mastering
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Filmlook Media & Post  post-production facilities
• Haddad's  transportation equipment
• Magnet Media Productions  funding
• Trevanna Post  post-production accounting

Also Known As:

"Russian Roulette" - Japan (English title) (imdb display title)

MPAA:

Rated R for disturbing violence, language and brief drug use

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45723) | Japan:PG12 | Australia:MA (2011) | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:18 | UK:15 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Crestwood, New York, USA

Company:

Barbarian Films

Trivia:

All of the numbers on the train cars shown in various parts of the film add up to the number 13.

Goofs:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Vild med dans: Vals og cha-cha-cha, del 2 (#8.2)" (2011)

Soundtrack:

Be My Gun

Gambling Can Be The Death Of You!

Georgian writer Géla Babluani found such success in his film 13 Tzameti n 2005 that he decided to recreated the story, this time placing it in the United States. Co-writing this version with Gregory Pruss is the only aspect of this adaptation he shared. The story is a tough one to watch, not unlike 'Fight Club', but with higher stakes. It share how far gambling men will go to get their thrills, making cock fights seem very tame. The game at hand is based on gathering quasi-desperate men (prisoners, men deeply in debt, criminals who have little to lose, etc), placing them in a room with tee shirts bearing numbers, giving them guns, placing them in a circle, and on the command of the master of ceremonies they are to fire their gun into the head of the person in front of them. A smarmy form of Russian roulette, at first each man's gun has one bullet in the chamber, but as the game goes on more bullets are placed and the game continues until there is one man left alive. The gamblers place bets on the various numbered men and the stakes are high. This process is performed in a isolated meeting space and is closely scrutinized by detectives who seek to uncover the scheme and stop it.

Vince (Sam M. Riley of 'Control' and 'Brighton Rock') is a young electrician whose father has been in an accident resulting in sever injuries that require multiple surgeries. Vince's family must put their house up for sale to pay the expenses unless Vince can find a quicker way to make big money to pay the hospital and surgeons. Quite by accident while doing an electrical job he over hears the house owner discuss a 'job' that promises to pay a lot of money. The man plans on doing the job, receives an envelope with instructions, but then shoots up heroin and dies of an overdose. Vince helps the police who investigate, but before leaving the house Vince takes the envelope that contains instructions and a cell phone and a piece of bark with the number 13 printed on it. Vince follows the instructions and ends up in a complex scheme - the ultimate result of which is the fact that he becomes #13 in the gambling game. Others sequestered for the killer game include Mickey Rourke, Ray Winstone, and among those involved in the offensive debacle are Alexander Skarsgard, Ben Gazzara, and emcee Michael Shannon. The ending of the film is a complete surprise and revealing even part of it would ruin the impact of the film.

This is definitely not a film for the fainthearted. That such a gruesome gambling scheme could exist is terrifying. But the production and the acting and the grisly atmosphere is well worth the moviegoer's attention.

Grady Harp