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Thursday, December 1, 2011

"13": Spin. Aim. Survive. - December 13, 2011

Director Géla Babluani's gritty thriller "13" THIRTEEN, starring Jason Statham, Michael Shannon, Mickey Rourke, Ray Winstone, Alexander Skarsgård and Sam Riley, will be released by VVS Films, in a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack, Tuesday, December 13, 2011, in both English and French.

The film is a remake of Babluani's French-language 2005 directorial debut "13 Tzameti", winner of the 2006 Sundance Film Festival's World Cinema Jury Prize :


"...'Vince' (Riley) has a sick father and the mounting medical bills may ruin his family. 'Jasper' (Statham) is a hard-as-nails gambler who will put anything on the line for the 'big win'. 'Jefferson' (Rourke) is a convicted felon who is trying to reclaim his freedom.

"These three men will collide in a violent underground world of power and greed, where the elite bet on the lives of the desperate, and the only way to win is to survive..."

Bonus features include interviews, behind-the-scenes clips and Featurette : the making of "13".

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