Микки Холлер - блестящий и удачливый адвокат из Лос-Анджелеса, чей яркий имидж и образ жизни отлично дополняет его любимая машина «Линкольн». Очередное дело – нападение богатого клиента Луи Руле на проститутку сначала казалось легким, и он без труда добился оправдательного приговора для подзащитного.
Но вскоре Микки понимает, что его клиент скрывает что-то серьезное. Пока Холлер пытается вывести Руле на чистую воду, его подставляют по-крупному, и теперь уже угроза тюремного заключения нависла над адвокатом.
В ролях: Matthew McConaughey, Ryan Phillippe, Marisa Tomei, William H. Macy, Josh Lucas, Laurence Mason, Frances Fisher, John Leguizamo, Michael Pena
Pежиссёр: Brad Furman
Cценарий: John Romano, Michael Connelly
Продюсер: Sidney Kimmel, Gary Lucchesi
Set in New Orleans, this is the story of a mysterious man, Nick Easter (Cusack) gets himself not only on the jury of a landmark case against a gun manufacturer, but as the foreman, in an attempt to influence the other jury members to vote a certain way (in partnership with his girlfriend, Marlee, played by Weisz, who tries to swindle the attorneys outside the jury). The case involves the widow of a man killed in an office shooting suing the gun manufacturer of the weapon that was used, under the claim that they knew the store that sold it was not obeying the laws about firearm sales.
"12 angry men" (working title) - remake of original american movie by Sidney Lumet. Play, on which is based movie, was first theatrical event for young student of the Schukin theatrical masterschool - Nikita Mikhalkov.
New movie is a story of 12 jurors, who must decide is 18-years old boy guilty in his futher's death. Film is a reflection about what is freedom. The main character is Chechen boy.
This is a chamber movie, the act takes place in one room. Mihalkov is convinced that nowadays the film, which was revelation of world cinematograph of 60-ties, needs quiet new movie language that won't leave modern audience indifferent. All the roles will play Russian movie stars.
Cast: Ņikita Mihalkovs, Sergejs Makoveckis, Sergejs Garmašs, Aleksejs Petrenko, Valentīns Gafts
Directed by Ņikita Mihalkovs
Movie in Russian.