12 Angry Men

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I watched 12 Angry Men as my first movie, and even though it was made long time ago before I was born it still excites me how something so simple for everyone else could be easily changed. The film is based on the 1950’s and it’s about a trial of a young American (18 years) who is accused for stabbing his father and eventually killing him. From this, a group of 12 men is delegated as jury in this case for them to confirm or reject the decision. The trial revolved around the story of two key witnesses: an old man of about 75 years who was a neighbor of the scene, living in the lower apartment, and suffering from mobility impairment; and a woman about 45 years old who lived just in front of the youth department, the other side of the tracks, and suffered from impaired …show more content…

The accused, according to own statements, admits to leaving his house at 8:00 pm, after being beaten several times by his father.
2. After having left his house he went straight to the pawn shop which was 2 blocks from his house, where he bought a switchblade. According to the seller, it was not an ordinary knife; having a handle and a blade cut unusual. Same store owner said it was the only knife that had on sale.
3. After that, the young man met his friends in front of the usual canteen around 8:45 PM. He stayed there for a while and talked to his friends for an hour, until 9:45 pm. During the meeting he showed the knife to his …show more content…

The knife was identified by the court as the same one used in the murder. It lacked fingerprints.
7. According to the version of the prosecutor, the young man had never been to the movies, because the young man did not remember the name of the movie.
8. The prosecutor insisted that the accused had come back straight from the bar to his apartment where he discussed with his father up to the point in which he killed him, leaving the knife in the crime scene, he flee the crime scene and came back hours later just to get the knife and that’s when he got

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