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Russian film “12” becomes Oscar nominee · 2008-01-23 16:52

12, www.film.ruThe Russian film “12” directed by Nikita Mikhalkov has been included in a five-film shortlist for the “Best Foreign Film” in the Oscar awards.

Twelve Russian jurors deciding the fate of a young Chechen accused of murdering his adoptive Russian father go over the details of the case in the school gymnasium that is serving as their jury room. As they argue with each other while struggling to reach a verdict, illustrating their views with stories from their own lives, the case itself becomes a metaphor for the problems plaguing modern Russian society.

This is the fifth Academy Award nomination for Russia, Oscar Oscar official site reports. Previous nominations were:

12THE THIEF (1997) – Nominee
PRISONER OF THE MOUNTAINS (1996) – Nominee
BURNT BY THE SUN (1994) – Winner
CLOSE TO EDEN (1992) – Nominee

Prior to 1992, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics received a total of nine Academy Award nominations, including three wins:

WARTIME ROMANCE (1984) – Nominee
PRIVATE LIFE (1982) – Nominee
MOSCOW DOES NOT BELIEVE IN TEARS (1980) – Winner
WHITE BIM BLACK EAR (1978) – Nominee
DERSU UZALA (1975) – Winner
THE DAWNS HERE ARE QUIET (1972) – Nominee
TCHAIKOVSKY (1971) – Nominee
THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV (1969) – Nominee
WAR AND PEACE (1968) – Winner

12“I am overjoyed that the movie has been noticed in the United States and, what’s more, was included in the shortlist of five nominees. This is a significant event for me,” Mikhalkov said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

Other nominees of this year in the category:

Beaufort – Israel, directed by Joseph Cedar
Katyn – Poland, directed by Andrzej Wajda
The Counterfeiters – Austria, directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky
Mongol – Kazakhstan, directed by Russian Sergei Bodrov

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