Russia,
2007, 159 min
Directed by:
Nikita MikhalkovCinematography:
Vladislav OpelyantsComposer:
Eduard ArtemyevCast:
Sergey Makovetskiy, Nikita Mikhalkov, Sergey Garmash, Валентин Гафт, Aleksey Petrenko, Yuriy Stoyanov, Sergey Gazarov, Mikhail Efremov, Aleksey Gorbunov (more)Plots(1)
When a Chechen youth is put on trial for the murder of his stepfather, it's up to a room full of jurors divided by racism and prejudice to determine the boy's ultimate fate. One by one, each man takes center stage to confront, connect and confess while the accused awaits a verdict. Slowly the tide of opinion turns, as the jurors begin to realize their decision will forever change the course of another person's life. As they deliberate, the accused revisits his heartbreaking journey through war in a series of powerful flashbacks. (official distributor synopsis)
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