The read
Every source lands within 4 points of the others. It runs long at 2h 39m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes76%
Metacritic72/100
427 audience votes
Key crew
- Nikita MikhalkovDirector
- Aleksandr Novototskiy-VlasovWriter
- Nikita MikhalkovWriter
- Vladimir MoiseenkoWriter
- Eduard ArtemyevOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Sergey Makovetskiyjuror #1
- Nikita Mikhalkovjuror #2
- Sergey Garmashjuror #3
- Valentin Gaftjuror #4
- Aleksey PetrenkoJuror #5
- Yuriy Stoyanovjuror #6
- Sergey Gazarovjuror #7
- Mikhail Efremovjuror #8
- Oleksiy Horbunovjuror #9
- Sergei Artsybashevjuror #10
- Viktor Verzhbitskiyjuror #11
- Roman Madyanovjuror #12
Stills
Themes
court casejurorsjurychechnyaracismcourtroom drama