Introduction

7 Seconds is a 2005 American crime action thriller film directed by Simon Fellows and starring Wesley Snipes and Tamzin Outhwaite.

The film was released on Direct-to-DVD in the United States on 28 June 2005.

The title refers to the timers at the beginning of the film, which are set at 00:07 (7 seconds).

Outline

After professional thief Jack Tulliver and his crew pull off a meticulously planned armoured car heist, they are ambushed in Bucharest 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 (military police) Sergeant 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 Russian 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 mobster who shoots Alexie to avenge his brother’s death.

Ultimately, the content of the case is revealed, and we come to know why it is in such high demand.

Cast

• Wesley Snipes as Jack Tuliver.
• Tamzin Outhwaite as Sgt. Kelly Anders.
• Dhobi Oparei as Spanky.
• Georgina Rylance as Suza.
• Pete Lee-Wilson as Alexei Kutchinov.
• Serge Soric as Mikhail Mercea.
• Andrei Ionescu as Frank ‘Bull’ Mercea.
• Tomi Cristin as Captain Szabo.
• Adrian Lukis as Vanderbrink.
• Stephen Boxer as Underhill.
• Adrian Pintea as Grapini.
• Corey Johnson as Tool.
• George Anton as Banner.
• Tamer Hassan as Rahood.

Trivia

• 7 Seconds is set and filmed in Romania (Bucharest and Castel Film Studios), over 32 days from 28 June to 30 July 2004.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): Simon Fellows.
• Producer(s): Donald Kushner, Vlad Paunescu, Pierre Spengler, and Andrew Stevens.
• Writer(s): Martin Wheeler.
• Music: Barry Taylor.
• Cinematography: Michael Slovis.
• Editor(s): Kant Pan.
• Production: Andrew Stevens Entertainment (presents), Donald Kushner Entertainment (presents), 7 Second Film Co. Ltd. (a co-production of) (as The 7 Second Film Company Limited), 7 Seconds Castel Films (a co-production of) (as 7 Seconds Castel Films SRL), Pueblo Film Group (a co-production of) (as Pueblo Film AG), Junction Films (a co-production of) (as Junction Films, Inc.), and Micro Fusion 2004-3 (in association with) (as Micro Fusion 2004-3 LLP).
• Distributor(s): Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
• Release Date: 28 June 2005.
• Running Time: 101 minutes.
• Country: UK, US, Romania, and Switzerland.
• Language: English.