Rehoboth Beach Film Society’s monthly screening will feature “12,” at 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 27, in the upstairs screening room at the Movies at Midway.
This 2008 best foreign language film Oscar nominee is a Russian remake of the American classic “12 Angry Men.”
The basic plot points are the same - 12 jurors must decide the fate of a Chechen teenager accused of murder, and while the case seems simple, one man takes a stand against the other 11 with his vote of “not guilty,” igniting a discussion about the guilt of the accused beyond a reasonable doubt.
Included in this jury are a racist taxi driver, a suspicious doctor, a vacillating TV producer, a Holocaust survivor, a flamboyant musician, a cemetery manager and others who represent the fragmented society of modern-day Russia. What unfolds during the jurors’ discussion is the story not only of the accused and his circumstances, but also of the jurors’ own back stories, preconceptions and prejudices.
This 2007 film runs 159 minutes and is rated PG-13.
Following the screening, film members and volunteer Mike Shawen will lead a discussion about the story of “12 Angry Men” and this Russian interpretation. Shawen holds a master’s degree in film and spends his days broadening the minds of youngsters as a teacher in the Baltimore area.
Monthly screenings are $2 for card-carrying film society members and $4 for nonmembers.
For more information, visit rehobothfilm.com or call 302-645-9095.
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