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.

Directed by: Nikita Mikhalkov

Cast: Sergey Makovetskiy, Nikita Mikhalkov, Sergey Garmash, Valentin Gaft, Aleksey Petrenko, Yuriy Stoyanov, Sergey Gazarov, Mikhail Efremov, Oleksiy Horbunov, Sergei Artsybashev, Viktor Verzhbitskiy, Roman Madyanov

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Rating: 7.1/10

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