On a hot summer's day, 12 male "citizens" undergo a mock jury for a law school's Western law subject. The mock jury need to decide whether a boy is guilty or not of a murder of his father with a knife based on the evidence. The evidence prepared by the students of the course seems airtight and therefore it seems as if the jury will render him guilty of the crime. However, one juror does not follow the consensus and appreciates the nuances and seriousness of the verdict. His motives are unclear but he wants to entertain the thought that there is reasonable doubt about the guilt of the boy. As a result, the evidence is slowly cross-referenced and examined. Conflicts are spurred as a result of their differing personalities and strong opinions. Eventually, one by one, the jurors are convinced that there is reasonable doubt and judge the boy to be not guilty. On the end of the mock jury trial, the jurors are visibly exhausted. The juror who had rebelled and wanted to see the case through is revealed to be a prosecutor of the People's Republic of China.
Castedit
Actor
Actor (Pinyin)
Role
何冰
He Bing
Juror no.8, the main character
雷佳
Lei Jia
Juror no.1, the foreman
王刚
Wang Gang
Juror no.2, a teacher
韩童生
Han Tongsheng
Juror no.3, a taxi driver
赵春羊
Zhao Chunyang
Juror no.4, a real estate owner
高东平
Gao Dongping
Juror no.5
李光复
Li Guangfu
Juror no.6, a physician
钱波
Qian Bo
Juror no.7, a shop owner
米铁增
Mi Tiezen
Juror no.9, the elder
张永强
Zhang Yongqiang
Juror no.10, a landlord
班赞
Ban Zan
Juror no.11, a security guard
刘辉
Liu Hui
Juror no.12, an insurance salesman
Receptionedit
By May 16, 2015 the film had grossed CN¥2.07 million at the Chinese box office.[3]
On Film Business Asia, Derek Elley gave the film a 9 out of 10, saying it "is superbly written and played."[4]
In The Hollywood Reporter, Deborah Young comments on the ending of the movie, stating that "one can take issue with the glib final revelation about Juror No. 8, which rather explodes the film’s progressive democracy-by-the-people facade".[5]
Referencesedit
^. filmguide.romacinemafest.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
^"十二公民 (2014)". movie.douban.com (in Chinese). douban.com. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
^"十二公民（2015）". www.cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved May 17, 2015.
^Derek Elley (June 13, 2015). . Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
^Deborah Young (June 23, 2015). "'12 Citizens': Shanghai Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
citizens, chinese, 十二公民, 2014, chinese, suspense, crime, drama, film, directed, shown, 2014, rome, film, festival, october, 2014, released, china, 2015, plot, based, heavily, references, plot, 1954, teleplay, twelve, angry, reginald, rose, various, localizatio. 12 Citizens Chinese 十二公民 is a 2014 Chinese suspense crime drama film directed by Xu Ang It was shown at the 2014 Rome Film Festival on October 19 2014 1 and was released in China on May 15 2015 2 The plot is based on and heavily references the plot of the 1954 teleplay Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose Various localization changes were made such as changing the original everyman protagonist into a Prosecutor of the Chinese Communist Party 12 Citizens十二公民Directed byXu Ang 徐昂 Written byJinglong Han 韩景龙 Yujiao Li 李玉娇 Based onTwelve Angry Menby Reginald RoseProduced byYan Jianwei 严建伟 Liangwen Li 李良文 Yang Ming 杨明 Luna Wang 王露娜 CinematographyTao Cai 陶彩 Edited byWang Gang 王刚 Jiale Yin 尹佳乐 Music byRadio MarsRelease datesOctober 19 2014 2014 10 19 Rome May 15 2015 2015 05 15 China Running time106 minutesCountryChinaLanguageMandarinBox officeCN 2 07 million China Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksPlot editOn a hot summer s day 12 male citizens undergo a mock jury for a law school s Western law subject The mock jury need to decide whether a boy is guilty or not of a murder of his father with a knife based on the evidence The evidence prepared by the students of the course seems airtight and therefore it seems as if the jury will render him guilty of the crime However one juror does not follow the consensus and appreciates the nuances and seriousness of the verdict His motives are unclear but he wants to entertain the thought that there is reasonable doubt about the guilt of the boy As a result the evidence is slowly cross referenced and examined Conflicts are spurred as a result of their differing personalities and strong opinions Eventually one by one the jurors are convinced that there is reasonable doubt and judge the boy to be not guilty On the end of the mock jury trial the jurors are visibly exhausted The juror who had rebelled and wanted to see the case through is revealed to be a prosecutor of the People s Republic of China Cast editActor Actor Pinyin Role何冰 He Bing Juror no 8 the main character雷佳 Lei Jia Juror no 1 the foreman王刚 Wang Gang Juror no 2 a teacher韩童生 Han Tongsheng Juror no 3 a taxi driver赵春羊 Zhao Chunyang Juror no 4 a real estate owner高东平 Gao Dongping Juror no 5李光复 Li Guangfu Juror no 6 a physician钱波 Qian Bo Juror no 7 a shop owner米铁增 Mi Tiezen Juror no 9 the elder张永强 Zhang Yongqiang Juror no 10 a landlord班赞 Ban Zan Juror no 11 a security guard刘辉 Liu Hui Juror no 12 an insurance salesmanReception editBy May 16 2015 the film had grossed CN 2 07 million at the Chinese box office 3 On Film Business Asia Derek Elley gave the film a 9 out of 10 saying it is superbly written and played 4 In The Hollywood Reporter Deborah Young comments on the ending of the movie stating that one can take issue with the glib final revelation about Juror No 8 which rather explodes the film s progressive democracy by the people facade 5 References edit Shier gongmin 12 Citizens filmguide romacinemafest it in Italian Archived from the original on October 12 2014 Retrieved May 17 2015 十二公民 2014 movie douban com in Chinese douban com Retrieved May 17 2015 十二公民 2015 www cbooo cn in Chinese Retrieved May 17 2015 Derek Elley June 13 2015 12 Citizens Film Business Asia Archived from the original on 2015 07 22 Retrieved June 15 2015 Deborah Young June 23 2015 12 Citizens Shanghai Review The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved March 3 2018 External links edit12 Citizens at IMDb nbsp nbsp This article about a 2010s crime drama film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article related to a Chinese film of the 2010s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 12 Citizens amp oldid 1211580021, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
