12 Citizens

12 Citizens

108 mins | Drama, Crime | Oct. 19, 2014

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.

12 Citizens

108 mins | Drama, Crime | Oct. 19, 2014

12 Citizens
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Beijing Juben Production Company
Original title 十二公民
Directors Xu Ang
Writers Li Yujiao, Han Jinglong, Xu Ang

Cast

Lei Jia

as Juror 1 /Mr. Foreman

Wang Gang

as Juror 2

Han Tongsheng

as Juror 3

Chunyang Zhao

as Juror 4

Gao Dongping

as Juror 5

Li Guangfu

as Juror 6

Bo Qian

as Juror 7

He Bing

as Juror 8/Lu Gang

Mi Tiezeng

as Juror 9

Yongqiang Zhang

as Juror 10

Ban Zan

as Juror 11

Liu Hui

as Juror 12

林丛

as Teacher Li

Yang Le

as Lu Gang's Son