Babluani's 13 Tzameti is a suspenseful thriller that reminds me of some of the film-noir films we've been watching in class as far a mood is concerned. The film was shot in black and white, and the mood was extremely tense, suspensful, and increasingly disturbing throughout the progression of the narrative.
The film centers around the story of Sebastien, and his inadvertant-- albeit fairly predictable--mistake of pursuing what seems to be an easy fix for money to a game of life or death. The film's narrative enigma--what exactly Sebastien is getting himself into--is built up well in the begginning and the gravity of answer to this question does not disappoint the audience.
I guess the underlying theme behind this movie is Sebastien's loss of innocence through his participation in the roullete game. The film does a good job of showing his internal conflict of Sebastien, as he is exposed to the darker nature of mankind.
I enjoyed this movie, but I wanted a hollywood ending after all of the suspense. It kind of pissed me off, actually.
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