12 vs The Castle of Sand
The Castle of Sand has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6.6/10 for 12). The Castle of Sand is the shorter watch at 2h 23m compared with 2h 39m. The Castle of Sand is the older of the two (1974 against 2007). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
12
The Castle of Sand| 12 | The Castle of Sand | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 1974 |
| Length | 2h 39m | 2h 23m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery | Crime, Drama, Mystery |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Nikita Mikhalkov | Yoshitarō Nomura |
| Main cast | Sergey Makovetskiy, Sergey Garmash, Mikhail Efremov, Oleksiy Horbunov, Sergey Gazarov | Ken Ogata, Tetsuro Tamba, Yoko Shimada, Yoshio Inaba, Yoshi Katō |
Synopsis
12
A loose remake of “12 Angry Men”, “12” is set in contemporary Moscow where 12 very different men must unanimously decide the fate of a young Chechen accused of murdering his step-father, a Russian army officer. Consigned to a makeshift jury room in a school gymnasium, one by one each man takes center stage to confront, connect, and confess while the accused awaits a verdict and revisits his heartbreaking journey through war in flashbacks.
The Castle of Sand
Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard.
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