12 Citizens
Shi er gong min
2014, Film, 108 min, Crime, Drama, Chinese, China, MoviePedia score 68
12 Chinese men, 1.2 billion voices!
When the film broke out that a young man coming from a rich adopted family murdered his birth father, the controversy around the case hit a nerve with the public at large. An experiment was held through the form of virtual court inside a college to discuss this hot topic. During the process of virtual court, 12 Chinese people from different walks of life got together and discussed the case like a jury. Through intricate and thought provoking questions from the main character, people start to think more critically about the case. During this process, one sees the revelation of people's bias and emotional-preconceptions about the suspect, about each other, and also about the society.
Directed by Ang Xu
Cast
- Bing He as Lu Gang
- Jia Lei as Mr. Foreman
- Gang Wang as Junor No.2
- Tongsheng Han as Junor No.3
- Longhao Zhao as Junor No.4
- Dongping Gao as Junor No.5
- Guangfu Li as Junor No.6
- Bo Qian as Junor No.7
- Tiezeng Mi as Junor No.9
- Yongqiang Zhang as Junor No.10
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