13 (2010)
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A desperate man steals instructions for a high-stakes job only to find himself forced into a deadly game of Russian roulette.
The story
Vincent "Vince" Ferro, in need of money, steals an envelope containing instructions for a well-paid job. He arrives at a secluded event where he is stripped and searched for surveillance equipment. The organizers accept him to replace a dead man for a series of Russian roulette games organized for the enjoyment of wealthy spectators. Participants, identified by numbers, must spin the cylinder of their revolvers and shoot when a light is switched on. Vince is forced to participate as #13, facing a series of rounds where the number of bullets in each gun increases, while spectators place bets on who will survive.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Vincent "Vince" Ferro steals instructions for a job and is forced to participate in a Russian roulette competition for wealthy spectators. In the first round, participants aim at the person in front of them; Vince survives as #13. In the second round, with two bullets per gun, he survives because the man behind him is killed first. In the third round, with three bullets per gun, he survives again. In the final round, Vince is chosen for a duel against another survivor. While other participants are finished and rewarded, an employee named Jimmy tries to steal a map of loot from a participant named Patrick Jefferson. Jefferson mocks Jimmy with a blank paper and burns the real map. Vince wins the duel, receiving $1,850,000. He stashes the money in a garbage can before being interrogated by police, then retrieves it and sends it to his family. However, Jasper Bagges, seeking revenge for the death of his brother Ronald and wanting the money, shoots Vince. Bagges escapes with the money bag, which only contains a toy. Before dying, Vince swallows the receipt to prevent the money from being traced.
- First release year
- 2010
- Runtime (minutes)
- 97
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Géla Babluani
- Writers
- Géla Babluani · writer; Gregory Pruss · writer
- Cast and characters
- Sam Riley · Vincent "Vince" Ferro; Ray Winstone · Ronald Lynn Bagges; Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson · Jimmy; Mickey Rourke · Patrick Jefferson (originally Jesse James Jefferson); Jason Statham · Jasper Bagges; David Zayas · Detective Mullane; Emmanuelle Chriqui · Aileen; Michael Shannon · Henry
- Genres
- psychological crime thriller
- Themes
- death games; greed; survival
- Tone and mood
- gritty; mysterious; gloomy
- Premise and plot tags
- remake; psychological thriller; crime
- Source material / true-story basis
- 13 Tzameti (2005)
- Reception
- The film received critically negative reviews, with a low rating on Rotten Tomatoes and criticism regarding its shift from black and white to color and its pacing.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 8% · review count: 13
- Production trivia
- The film features three actors who also starred in The Expendables.; The film was directed and written by Géla Babluani, who also directed the original film.
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