Russia (2007): Crime/Drama/Thriller
A loose remake of 12 Angry Men (1957), set in a Russian school in the war-torn republic of Chechnya. 12 jurors are struggling to decide the fate of a Chechen teenager (Apti Magamaev) who allegedly killed his Russian stepfather. The jurors: a racist taxi-driver, a suspicious doctor, a vacillating TV producer, a Holocaust survivor, a flamboyant musician, a cemetery manager, and others represent the fragmented society of modern day Russia. Amidst the battle between Chechens and Russians outside, a stray bird (a touch of New Age cinema) is flying above the jurors heads, alluding to tolerance. -- Steve Shelokhonov, IMDb
Written for the screen by Nikita Mikhailkov, Vladimir Moiseyenko & Aleksandr Novototsky; directed by Nikita Mikhailkov; no producer(s) listed. (No official web site)
1 nomination
· Best Foreign Language Film of the Year 2007: A Three T Production (Russia)