12 2007

Name: 12
Released: 2007-06-06
Cast: Sergei Makovetsky, Nikita Mikhalkov, Sergey Garmash, Valentin Gaft, Aleksey Petrenko

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.

Directed by:	Nikita Mikhalkov
Written by:	Nikita Mikhalkov & Vladimir Moiseenko & Aleksandr Novototskiy-Vlasov
Release date:	2007-06-06
Runtime:	159 minutes
Critics score:	76 / 100