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12 (2007)
description written by member Zara:
In embattled Chechnya, 12 people weigh the fate of a teenager (Apti Magamaev) accused of murdering his stepfather. The jurors represent a cross-section of modern Russia's fractured society: a mealy-mouthed television producer, a flashy musician, a bigoted cabbie, a holocaust survivor. Inside this room, as in the streets, the battle for peace and tolerance plays out. Co-writer Nikita Mikhalkov directs this Oscar-nominated twist on 12 Angry Men.
| MPAA Rating: | NR |
| Running Time: | 153 minutes |
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| 12 Movie Review by Jarrod (3/4/2009) |
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'12' is basically a Russian remake of Sidney Lumet's 1957 classic 12 Angry Men; the premise is identical, a jury deliberates on the fate of a young man accused of murder, and each juror is convinced that the verdict will be reached quickly, that the case is open-and-shut, but there is a lone dissenter, someone who implants...
(complete 12 review by Jarrod)
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