Movie

12 (2007)

• PG-13
• June 6, 2007
• 2h 39m

• Crime
• Drama
• Mystery

Overview

A loose remake of “12 Angry Men”, “12” is set in contemporary Moscow where 12 very different men must unanimously decide the fate of a young Chechen accused of murdering his step-father, a Russian army officer. Consigned to a makeshift jury room in a school gymnasium, one by one each man takes center stage to confront, connect, and confess while the accused awaits a verdict and revisits his heartbreaking journey through war in flashbacks.

Director

Nikita Mikhalkov

Writers

Nikita Mikhalkov, Aleksandr Novototskiy-Vlasov, Vladimir Moiseenko, Reginald Rose

Starring

Sergey Makovetskiy, Nikita Mikhalkov, Sergey Garmash