12 Citizens

12 Citizens

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2014-10-19

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.

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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.

Released

2014-10-19

Runtime

108

Director

Xu Ang

Budget

$0

Revenue

$2074000

Genres

Drama

Crime

Language

普通话

Production

Beijing Juben Production Company

Casts

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    Lei Jia

    Lei Jia
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    Wang Gang

    Wang Gang
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    Han Tongsheng

    韓童生
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    Zhao Longhao

    赵龙豪
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    Gao Dongping

    高冬平
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    Li Guangfu

    李光复
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    Qian Bo

    钱波
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    He Bing

    He Bing
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    Mi Tiezeng

    米铁增
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    Yongqiang Zhang

    Yongqiang Zhang
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    Ban Zan

    Ban Zan
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    Liu Yihui

    Liu Yihui
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    Lin Cong

    林丛
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    Yang Le

    杨玏
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    Meng Xiu

    Xiu Meng
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    Zhang Li

    Zhang Li