@celeste_writes
A patient, formally daring work — the cinematography lingers on empty rooms longer than most audiences will tolerate, but those who stay are rewarded with the most haunting final act of the year.
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.
Quick Stats
6.6
TMDB Rating
420
Votes
2h 39m
Runtime
$4.0M
Budget
$7.5M
Box Office
188%
Return
Key Crew
DirectorNikita Mikhalkov
WriterAleksandr Novototskiy-Vlasov
CinematographyMartin Grošup
ComposerJulien Perez
EditorAndrey Zaytsev
Production DesignViktor Petrov
Produced by
Studio Trite
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Critics & Reviews
3 featured@jhalberg
I walked in expecting another genre exercise and walked out feeling like I'd been eavesdropping on a confession. The lead performance is genuinely singular — a career-defining turn.
@priya_a
A few too many scenes feel borrowed from a better film, but the soundtrack and the production design carry the rest. Solid recommendation for fans of slow-burn European thrillers.
Cast
Sergey Makovetskiy
juror #1
Nikita Mikhalkov
juror #2
Sergey Garmash
juror #3
Valentin Gaft
juror #4
Aleksey Petrenko
Juror #5
Yuriy Stoyanov
juror #6
Sergey Gazarov
juror #7
Mikhail Efremov
juror #8
Oleksiy Horbunov
juror #9
Sergei Artsybashev
juror #10
Viktor Verzhbitskiy
juror #11
Roman Madyanov
juror #12
Alexander Adabashyan
bailiff
A
Apti Magamaev
the boy
A
Abdi Magamayev
little chechen
