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Jurors (Sergei Makovetsky, Sergei 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.
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Powerfully written and directed by Nikita Mikhalkov, "12" is a Russian reimagining of the 1957 Sidney Lumet film "12 Angry Men."
Twelve jurors are confined to a makeshift jury room in an elementary school to decide the guilt or innocence of an 18-year-old Chechen boy accused of murdering his adoptive father, a Russian officer. The men couldn't be more different in their backgrounds. Among them are a laborer from the transport authority, the CEO of a joint Russian-Japanese corporation, a director of a cemetery, a television producer, a taxi driver and a variety show performer. (Full review)