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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 1955 stage play, Twelve Angry Men, itself based on Rose's 1954 teleplay of the latter's same name.
Sep 20, 2007 · 12: Directed by Nikita Mikhalkov. With Sergey Makovetskiy, Nikita Mikhalkov, Sergey Garmash, Valentin Gaft. Twelve jurors must decide the fate of a Chechen adolescent charged with murdering his stepfather.
When a Russian youth is put on trial for the murder of his adoptive father, it's up to a room full of jurors divided by racism and prejudice to determine the boy's ultimate fate in director Nikita Mikhalkov's loose remake of Reginald Rose's 12 Angry Men.
Jurors (Sergei Makovetsky, Sergey Garmash, Aleksei Petrenko) from a fragmented Russian society must decide the fate of a Chechen teenager on trial for killing his stepfather, a soldier in the ...
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
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Dec 8, 2010 · A loose remake of 12 Angry Men, set in a Russian school. 12 jurors are struggling to decide the fate of a Chechen teenager who allegedly killed his Russian stepfather who took the teenager to...
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...
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.
Mar 4, 2009 · The story of 12 Jurors discussing a verdict to pass on an 18 year-old Chechen boy whether he is guilty of the 1st degree murder of his step-father - an officer of the Russian army.
"Expansively, dramatically, magnificently Russian, Nikita Mikhalkov's loose remake of '12 Angry Men' plays like vintage jazz from a veteran band." Ronnie Scheib : Variety "With its thunderous drama and larger-than-life characters, which lend it a brawling energy, 12 is never dull."
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.