12 Citizens

12 Citizens (2014)

十二公民

12 Chinese men, 1.2 billion voices!

When the film broke out that a young man coming from a rich adopted family murdered his birth father, the controversy around the case hit a nerve with the public at large. An experiment was held through the form of virtual court inside a college to discuss this hot topic. During the process of virtual court, 12 Chinese people from different walks of life got together and discussed the case like a jury. Through intricate and thought provoking questions from the main character, people start to think more critically about the case. During this process, one sees the revelation of people's bias and emotional-preconceptions about the suspect, about each other, and also about the society.

Date of release
2014-10-19
TMDB
7.2 / 10 (56)
Runtime
1h 48m
Genres
Drama, Crime
Director
Xu Ang

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Twelve Angry Men
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Golden Rooster Award for Best Writing

12 Citizens is a 2014 Chinese suspense crime drama film directed by Xu Ang. It was shown at the 2014 Rome Film Festival on October 19, 2014 and was released in China on May 15, 2015. The plot is based on and heavily references the plot of the 1954 teleplay Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose. Various localization changes were made, such as changing the original, everyman protagonist into a Prosecutor of the Chinese Communist Party.

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