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Ek Ruka Hua Faisla (1986)

Ek Ruka Hua Faisla poster
Original title
एक रुका हुआ फैसला
Directed by
Basu Chatterjee
Genre
trial film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 07m
Rated
U
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 20 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A jury of twelve men must decide the verdict in a murder trial. One juror argues for a closer look at the evidence, which leads to a heated debate among the group.

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What happens

Ek Ruka Hua Faisla (English: A Pending Decision) is a 1986 Indian Hindi-language legal drama film directed by Basu Chatterjee. It is a remake of the Golden Bear winning American motion picture 12 Angry Men (1957) directed by Sidney Lumet, which was an adaptation from a 1954 teleplay of the same name by Reginald Rose. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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