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Overview

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7.9/10   4,039 votes
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Director:
Nikita Mikhalkov
Writers:
Nikita Mikhalkov (writer) &
Aleksandr Novototsky (writer) ...
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Contact:
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Release Date:
20 September 2007 (Russia) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Thriller | War more
Plot:
12 jurors must decide the fate of a Chechen teenager charged with murdering his stepfather. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
A masterpiece based on fantasy more

Cast

  (in credits order)
Sergei Makovetsky
Sergey Garmash
Aleksei Petrenko
Yuriy Stoyanov
Sergei Gazarov
Nikita Mikhalkov
Mikhail Efremov
Valentin Gaft
Aleksey Gorbunov
Sergei Artsybashev
Viktor Verzhbitskiy
Roman Madyanov
Aleksandr Adabashyan
Apti Magamaev ... The Boy
Abdi Magamayev ... Little Chechen
Natalya Surkova ... Judge
Konstantin Glushkov ... Defence Lawyer
Vladimir Nefyodov ... Prosecutor
Vyacheslav Gilinov ... Grandpa
Lyubov Rudneva ... Eyewitness's Daughter
Olga Khokhlova ... Neighbour
Igor Vernik ... Eyewitness in Golden Eyeglasses
Vladimir Komarov ... Boy's Stepfather
Lasha Marykhuba ... Guerilla
Ferit Myazitov ... Gorbachev
Abdulbasyr Gitinov ... Little Boy
Mikael Bazorkin ... Father
Mesedo Salimova ... Mother
Soslan Sanakoyev ... Dancer #1
Alan Tsopanov ... Dancer #2
Gennadi Ternovsky ... Attack Group Commander
Andrei Sukharev ... Cop
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Directed by
Nikita Mikhalkov 
 
Writing credits
Nikita Mikhalkov (writer) &
Aleksandr Novototsky (writer) (as Aleksandr Novototsky-Vlasov) &
Vladimir Moiseyenko (writer)

Produced by
Aleksei Balashov .... executive producer
Sergei Gurevich .... executive producer
Aleksei Karpushin .... line producer
Nikita Mikhalkov .... general producer
Leonid Vereschtchaguine .... producer
Yekaterina Yakovleva .... line producer
 
Original Music by
Eduard Artemyev 
 
Cinematography by
Vladislav Opelyants 
 
Film Editing by
Enzo Meniconi 
Andrei Zaitsev 
 
Casting by
Tamara Odintsova 
 
Production Design by
Viktor Petrov 
 
Costume Design by
Natalya Dzyubenko 
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vladimir Krasinsky .... first assistant director
 
Sound Department
Vincent Arnardi .... sound re-recording mixer
Pavel Doreuli .... sound effects
Julien Perez .... assistant sound re-recording mixer
André Rigaut .... sound mixer
 
Special Effects by
Ilya Churinov .... special effects coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Martin Grosup .... camera operator: "a" camera
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
12 razgnevannyh muzhchin (Russia) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for violent images, disturbing content, thematic material, brief sexual and drug references, and smoking.
Runtime:
159 min
Country:
Russia
Language:
Russian | Chechen
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
USA:PG-13 | Taiwan:R-12 | Netherlands:12 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:PG (British Columbia)
Company:
Studio Trite more

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Trivia:
Sergey Garmash dreamed to participate in any Nikita Mikhalkov's movie for a long time. He literally begged the director to give him a role in his movie. One morning Mikhalkov called him and asked "Do you go to church". Garmash said "Yes". Mikhalkov then asked "Do you pray a lot?". Garmash said "Yes". Mikhalkov then said "Your prayers have been heard! The script is on the way". more
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Featured in The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV) more

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29 out of 36 people found the following comment useful:-
A masterpiece based on fantasy, 20 April 2008
9/10
Author: wondercritic from Turkey

This is a masterpiece. The beauty of the film is in its simplicity. Almost the whole thing takes place in a high school gymnasium, around a long table around which the twelve jurors sit. Every performance is superb, including that of the director, who plays the foreman, and Sergei Garmash as the cab driver juror. The screenplay follows the tortuous deliberations, in which every juror has at least one soliloquy. Excellent camera-work and lighting augment the heavy drama.

It is more likely in Russia today that twelve whites would end up forming a jury, although less so that no women would be serving. Director Nikita Mikhalkov evidently chose to remain faithful that much to the American movie on which his is based, Twelve Angry Men. One wonders whether it might have been more interesting with women jurors contributing their anguish to the picture, and since this version is simply titled 12, the possibility of including a woman or two (as would be realistic in this day and age) was presumably open. Also, the film is not realistic in the sense that Russia does not have a jury system, therefore this situation would not arise in real life. What Mikhalkov was probably trying to do was to create a morality play, and this he does magnificently. These criticisms are therefore minor. This is a wonderful piece of work.

As the film is starting, for those who know Russian, one sees the logo of "Patriotic Films." This may cause groans among those who know more about Russia. Patriotic Russians today seem reactionary and defensive to many Westerners. But Mikhalkov does not dance around the sensitive race issue at the core of the plot, a Chechen boy accused of murdering his stepfather, a Russian military officer, and facing life in prison. Mikhalkov's main interest really is in truth, justice and honesty. The idea of these qualities as components of "patriotism" actually lies at the core of this story, and it is brilliantly executed. By the end, if you can suppress cynicism and believe that this many men of conscience could assemble in one place in Russia today, you will be moved to tears. This is a major achievement.

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