12


2h 39m 2007

Brief Synopsis

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.

Film Details

Also Known As
12 Angry Men, 12 Razgnevannyh Muzhchin, Twelve
MPAA Rating
Genre
Crime
Drama
Foreign
Legal
Thriller
Release Date
2007
Production Company
Dolby Laboratories, Inc.; Sony Pictures Classics
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Classics; 01 Distribuzione; Caroprokat; Continental Film D.O.O. (Cf); Continental Film S.R.O. (Slovakia); Eye International; Flins & Piniculas; Hollywood Entertainment (Greece); Kinomania; Métropole Films Distribution; Seven Films; Sony Pictures Classics; Swallow Wings; Toho Company Ltd.

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 39m

Synopsis

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.

Film Details

Also Known As
12 Angry Men, 12 Razgnevannyh Muzhchin, Twelve
MPAA Rating
Genre
Crime
Drama
Foreign
Legal
Thriller
Release Date
2007
Production Company
Dolby Laboratories, Inc.; Sony Pictures Classics
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Classics; 01 Distribuzione; Caroprokat; Continental Film D.O.O. (Cf); Continental Film S.R.O. (Slovakia); Eye International; Flins & Piniculas; Hollywood Entertainment (Greece); Kinomania; Métropole Films Distribution; Seven Films; Sony Pictures Classics; Swallow Wings; Toho Company Ltd.

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 39m

Award Nominations

Best Foreign Language Film

2007

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the Audience Award at the 2008 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

Released in United States 2007

Released in United States July 2008

Released in United States March 6, 2009

Released in United States Spring March 4, 2009

Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Official Selection - Out of Competition) July 4-12, 2008.

Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Competition) August 29-September 8, 2007.

Loose remake of "12 Angry Men" (USA/1957) directed by Sidney Lumet.

Released in United States 2007 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Competition) August 29-September 8, 2007.)

Released in United States Spring March 4, 2009 (NY, LA)

Released in United States March 6, 2009 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States July 2008 (Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Official Selection - Out of Competition) July 4-12, 2008.)