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12

PG-13,

2008,

2h 33m,

Crime/

Drama/

Mystery & Thriller

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76%

59 Reviews

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25,000+ Ratings

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59 Reviews

74%

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25,000+ Ratings

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 Russian army. Among those who must somehow pass judgment are a taxi driver, an entertainer, a corporate executive and a subway worker.

Critics Consensus

Loosely based on 1957's 12 Angry Men, Nikita Mikhalkov's superbly acted 12 is clever and gripping like its predecessor, but with a distinctly Russian feel.

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Nicolas Rapold

Film Comment Magazine

Oct 20, 2014

Old soul Nikita Mikhalkov's appropriation of the 12 Angry Men template is a bloated series of harangues that feels too long even before its full 154 minutes have shuffled by.

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Dan Zak

Washington Post

May 1, 2009

The film transforms Rose's play into a ballet of sorts. The story is as much about movement as it is about words.

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Calvin Wilson

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Apr 30, 2009

4/4

Those who seek a drama as provocative as it is captivating will find much to enjoy.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 24, 2020

3.5/4.0

A powerful and beautiful film that matters.

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Nov 9, 2019

You feel the performances. You feel the emotional power. You feel.

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Brandy McDonnell

The Oklahoman

Aug 8, 2018

3/4

Mighty performances keep the film engrossing even as the movie's runtime crosses the 2 1/2-hour mark.

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Jan 27, 2019

the whole half of the film consists of disjointed words that do not support the plot, itï¿ 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2(TM)s also one of the frequent problems of the film that the characters drastically change their opinions without arguments, for example one says something more than to touch on the main topic to vote sharply, without facts, without arguments. Also throughout the film, you will hear the often repeated mercies. It turned out a rather ordinary Russian film with only good editing.

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Leia W

May 31, 2018

Nikita Mikhalkov's long but engrossing update on 12 Angry Men.

Theodore P

Jan 21, 2017

i found this movie riveting. Extremely well-written script, superbly acted, beautiful camera work, with interesting and moving personal stories revealed as the characters are developed while they contribute to the analysis of the crime. i was fascinated too that such a lengthy movie with so little action could be so compelling.

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Nikita Mikhalkov

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Sergey Makovetskiy

Juror No. 1

Sergey Garmash

Juror No. 3

Aleksey Petrenko

Juror No. 5

Yuriy Stoyanov

Juror No. 6

Sergey Gazarov

Juror No. 7

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Synopsis

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 Russian army. Among those who must somehow pass judgment are a taxi driver, an entertainer, a corporate executive and a subway worker.

Director: Nikita Mikhalkov
Screenwriter: Nikita Mikhalkov, Vladimir Moiseyenko, Aleksandr Novototskiy-Vlasov
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Studio Trite, Three T Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Violent Images|Disturbing Content|Brief Sexual References|Brief Drug References|Smoking|Thematic Material)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Russian
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 4, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $125.0K
Runtime: 2h 33m

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