feel". It also has a score of 72 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Russian president Vladimir Putin together with the film crew, Chechnya's president Ramzan Kadyrov and Ingushetia's president Murat Zyazikov watched the film in Putin's residence in Novo-Ogarevo; after the screening Putin remarked that the film "brought a tear to the eye". Opposition journalist Zoya Svetova labeled the film as pro-Putin, assuming that some of the characters are caricatures of Russian opposition politicians Valeriya Novodvorskaya and Mikhail Khodorkovsky as well as producer Dmitry Lesnevsky. Awards 12 received a special Golden Lion for the "consistent brilliance" of its work and was praised by many critics at the 64th Venice International Film Festival. The Venice jury defined the movie as "confirmation of his [Mikhalkov's] mastery in exploring and revealing to us, with great humanity and emotion, the complexity of existence". It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. References External links TriTe – Mikhalkov Productions The eXile- Revisiting 12: Mikhalkov's "Oscar-Worthy" Remake – By Yasha Levine 2007 films 2000s legal films Russian crime thriller films 2000s Russian-language films Chechen-language films 2000s legal drama films Courtroom films Cultural depictions of Mikhail Gorbachev Films directed by Nikita Mikhalkov Films scored by Eduard Artemyev Films set in Russia Films shot in Krasnodar Krai Films shot in the North Caucasus Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Sony Pictures Classics films Juries in fiction Remakes of American films Twelve Films produced by Nikita Mikhalkov Films with screenplays by Nikita Mikhalkov