12
Country
Budget
$2 500 000
Box office
$7 537 453
Director
Actors
Sergey Makovetskiy, Nikita Mikhalkov, Sergey Garmash, Valentin Gaft, Aleksey Petrenko, Yuriy Stoyanov, Sergey Gazarov, Mikhail Efremov, Oleksiy Horbunov, Sergei Artsybashev
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Nikita Mikhalkov, Aleksandr Novototskiy-Vlasov
Producer
Nikita Mikhalkov, Leonid Vereshchagin, Aleksey Balashov, Sergey Gurevich, Sergei Gurevich
Camera operator
Vladislav Opelyants
Composer
Artist
Viktor Petrov
Audition
Tamara Odintsova
Editing
Enzo Meniconi, Andrey Zaytsev
Whole Team (53)
Whole Team (53)
Short description
A loose remake of “12 Angry Men”, “12” is 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.
What's left behind the scenes
- The photograph of the mother shown by Yuri Stoyanov’s character is actually himself, only heavily made up.
- The episode with the dog carrying a severed human hand is borrowed from Akira Kurosawa's famous film "Yojimbo" (also known as "Bodyguard").
- The role of the 1st juror (played by Sergei Makovetsky) was originally intended for Oleg Menshikov, but after reading the script, he felt the part wasn't right for him and declined.
- Since all 12 actors had to be constantly on set, Nikita Mikhalkov signed a strict contract with each of them. The main condition was that the actors could not participate in other projects during filming. Valentin Gaft was the exception. Nikita Sergeyevich allowed him to attend performances – while he conducted rehearsals with other actors.
- How Sergei Makovetsky was cast in the role. Late autumn 2006, Mikhalkov called Makovetsky and, without any pleasantries, said into the phone: “Makovetsky, do you believe in God?” - “Who is this?” - “It doesn’t matter who. Do you believe or not?” - “Well, I do…” - “And do you go to church?” - “I do” - “Your prayers have been answered.”
- The photograph of the mother shown by Yuri Stoyanov's character is actually the actor himself, just heavily made up.
- The scene with the dog carrying a severed human hand is borrowed from Akira Kurosawa's famous film 'The Bodyguard'.
- The film was shot in five weeks.
- The reason for filming '12' was a forced break in work on 'Burnt by the Sun 2: Citadel'. Mikhalkov’s idea was that a remake of Lumet’s film would prevent the film crew from stagnating. It should be recalled that in 1978 he did exactly the same thing, between the two parts of 'A Few Days in the Life of I.I. Oblomov', he filmed the brilliant film 'Five Evenings' based on the play by Alexander Volodin.
- The film features a unique moment—a 10-minute monologue by Sergey Makovetsky, filmed in a single wide shot without a single cut.
- The names of the jurors are unknown, with the exception of Nikita Mikhalkov's character. At the end of the film, in a conversation with a Chechen boy, it is revealed that his name is Nikolai. In the television version, in the episode on the street where the jurors are going home, in a dialogue between the "taxi driver" (Sergei Garmash) and the "Jew" (Valentin Gaft), they tell each other their names are Arkady (the taxi driver) and Pavel (the Jew).
- How Sergey Makovetsky was cast for the role. In the late autumn of 2006, Mikhalkov called Makovetsky and, skipping the pleasantries, said into the phone: 'Makovetsky, do you believe in God?'— 'Who is this?'— 'It doesn't matter who. Just tell me, do you believe or not?'— 'Well, I do...'— 'And do you go to church?'— 'I do'— 'Your prayers have been answered.'
- The names of the jurors remain unknown, with the exception of Nikita Mikhalkov's character. At the end of the film, in a conversation with a Chechen boy, it is revealed that his name is Nikolai. In the television version, during the street scene where the jurors head home, a dialogue between the 'taxi driver' (Sergei Garmash) and the 'Jew' (Valentin Gaft) reveals their names to be Arkady (the driver) and Pavel (the Jew).
- Since all 12 actors had to be on set constantly, Nikita Mikhalkov signed a strict contract with everyone. The main condition was that the artists could not participate in other projects during filming. Valentin Gaft was the exception; Nikita Sergeevich allowed him to attend theater performances, during which time he held rehearsals with the other actors.
- The film includes a reference to an earlier Nikita Mikhalkov movie ('Kinship', 1981) — an alarm clock suddenly ringing inside a briefcase, which the character switches off by hitting the case.
- The filming of '12' was prompted by a forced break in the production of 'Burnt by the Sun 2: The Adversary.' According to Mikhalkov, the remake of Lumet's film would keep the crew from stagnating. It is worth recalling that in 1978, in a similar fashion, he filmed the brilliant movie 'Five Evenings' based on Alexander Volodin's play between two series of 'A Few Days from the Life of I.I. Oblomov'.
- The film features a uniquely striking moment – a 10-minute monologue by Sergey Makovetsky, filmed in a single take with a wide shot.
- The role of the first juror (Sergey Makovetsky) was originally intended for Oleg Menshikov, but after reading the script, he realized it wasn’t right for him and declined.
- The film contains a borrowing from an earlier film by Nikita Mikhalkov ("Relatives", 1981) – a suddenly ringing alarm clock in a briefcase, which the character turns off by hitting the briefcase.
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