''7 Seconds'' is a 2005

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directed by

Simon Fellows Simon Fellows is a British film director. Filmography *''Jump'' (2000) *''Blessed'' (2004) *'' 7 Seconds'' (2005) *''Second in Command'' (2006) *''Until Death ''Until Death'' is a 2007 American vigilante action film starring Jean-Claude V ...

. The film stars

Wesley Snipes Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor, film producer, and martial artist. His prominent film roles include '' Major League'' (1989), ''New Jack City'' (1991), '' White Men Can't Jump'' (1992), '' Passenger 57'' (1992), '' ...

and

Tamzin Outhwaite Tamzin Maria Outhwaite (; born 5 November 1970) is an English actress, presenter and narrator. Since playing the role of Mel Owen in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', she has starred in a number of theatre and television productions, includi ...

. The film was released on

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in the United States on June 28, 2005. The title refers to the timers at the beginning of the film, which are set at 00:07 (7 seconds).

Plot

After professional thief Jack Tulliver and his crew pull off a meticulously planned armored car heist, they are ambushed in

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by a group of Romanian racketeers. This rogue group, tipped off to the heist by an unknown turncoat, kills Tulliver's associate Bull and most of his crew. Tulliver escapes with a mysterious sealed case that was the most valuable part of the stolen loot. After car-jacking Sgt. Kelly Anders' car, he makes a getaway through Bucharest, but leaves Anders under the suspicion of her fellow officers. Meanwhile, Tulliver tries to save a team member who has been captured by Alexie Kutchinov, a sadistic

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n millionaire gangster in charge of the Romanian racketeers that ambushed Tulliver. Jack and Sgt. Anders are saved by Bull's brother Mikail Mercea, a Romanian

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who shoots Alexie and the turncoat Suza to avenge his brother's death. During the aftermath, Tulliver and Anders learn that the sealed case contained an actual valuable painting that was originally believed to be a forgery.

Cast

as Jack Tuliver *

as Sergeant Kelly Anders * Dhobi Oparei as Spanky *

Georgina Rylance Georgina Elizabeth Rylance (born 20 April 1976) is an English actress, best known for '' Dinotopia''. Early life Born in Ladbroke Grove in 1976, Rylance has a younger sister, Charlotte, and is the daughter of Judge John Rylance QC, a circuit ju ...

as Suza *

Pete Lee-Wilson Pete Lee-Wilson is a British television and film actor. Biography His first role was in the television show, ''Metal Mickey''. He has also appeared in ''The Bill'', '' Spooks'' and was in the 2009 '' Doctor Who'' story " The End of Time". Per ...

as Alexei Kutchinov *Serge Soric as Mikhail Mercea *Andrei Ionescu as Frank "Bull" Mercea *Tomi Cristin as Captain Szabo *

Adrian Lukis Adrian Leonard Fellowes Lukis (born 28 March 1957) is an English actor who has appeared regularly in British television drama since the late 1980s. His most recent notable appearances have been as Sergeant Doug Wright in the police drama ser ...

as Vanderbrink *

Stephen Boxer Stephen Boxer (born 19 May 1950) is an English actor who has appeared in films, on television and on stage. He is known for his role as Joe Fenton on the BBC soap opera '' Doctors''. Career Stephen Boxer was educated at New College School in ...

as Underhill *

Adrian Pintea Adrian Virgil Pintea (; 9 October 1954 – 8 June 2007) was a Romanian actor. Career Pintea graduated from the Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film, Theatrical and Cinematographical Arts Institute in Bucharest. He appeared in the 200 ...

as Grapini * Corey Johnson as Tool *George Anton as Banner *

Tamer Hassan Tamer Hassan (born 18 March 1968) is a British actor. He is best known for his role as the leader of the Millwall firm, opposite Danny Dyer, in '' The Football Factory''. Hassan has also appeared in ''Batman Begins'', Declan O'Brien's '' Wrong ...

as Rahood

Production

Filming

''7 Seconds'' is set and filmed in

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(

and

Castel Film Studios Castel Film Romania is a Romanian film studio and production company started in 1992 by Romanian film producer Vlad Păunescu and Hollywood producer Charles Band. Many Full Moon films were created at Castel including the Josh Kirby series, Tran ...

), over 32 days from June 28 to July 30, 2004.

Release

Home media

The DVD was released in Region 1 in the United States on June 28, 2005, and also Region 2 in the United Kingdom on 12 September 2005, it was distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Reception

Critical response

Despite action star

heading the film, ''7 Seconds'' was a failure in the DVD market and received bad reviews, described as "drivel" with "sloppy screenwriting".7 Seconds (2005) - A Review by David Nusair:(July 2/05)
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