12

12 (2007)

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.

Date of release
2007-06-06
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (434)
Runtime
2h 39m
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director
Nikita Mikhalkov

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: $7.5M
  • Budget: $2.5M
  • Earned 3× its budget
  • Based on: Twelve Angry Men
  • Filmed in: Moscow
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 2. Including: Golden Eagle Award for Best Motion Picture

12 is a 2007 Russian legal drama film by director, screenwriter, producer and actor Nikita Mikhalkov. The film is a Russian-language remake of Sidney Lumet's 1957 film 12 Angry Men, which in turn was based on Reginald Rose's 1954 teleplay of the same name.

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