12 is Russian crime film directed by Nikita Mikhalkov. It is an adaption of Roland Rose’s play, Twelve Angry Men, and its film remakes. A young Chechen boy is presumably guilty of the murder of his stepfather, and drama unfolds as the jurors try and decide whether or not the boy is guilty.
Release Date
Venice Film Festival
Starring
Sergei Makovetsky, Nikita Mikhalkov, Sergei Garmash, Valentin Gaft, Alexei Petrenko, Yuri Stoyanov
Reminds me of
Shelter,Cumulus 9,Battlestar Galactica,Independence Day,The Day After Tomorrow
Interesting Fact
Russia’s Official Submission to the Best Foreign Language Film Category of the 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008).