8.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Drama • 1986 • 127 min
Ek Ruka Hua Faisla (1986)
Ek Ruka Hua Faisla (1986)
Overview
Twelve jurors gather in a closed room to deliberate on a murder charge against a young man accused of killing his elderly father. Eleven are convinced of his guilt, while one remains unconvinced. As the others attempt to persuade him to join their unanimous verdict, doubts begin to emerge. A Hindi adaptation of 12 Angry Men.
Starring Cast
Deepak Qazir • Amitabh Srivastava • Pankaj Kapur
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Race Swap: Yes
Viewer Rating
8.1
Overview
Twelve jurors gather in a closed room to deliberate on a murder charge against a young man accused of killing his elderly father. Eleven are convinced of his guilt, while one remains unconvinced. As the others attempt to persuade him to join their unanimous verdict, doubts begin to emerge. A Hindi adaptation of 12 Angry Men.
Starring Cast
Deepak Qazir • Amitabh Srivastava • Pankaj Kapur
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film maintains a neutral stance by focusing on the universal principles of justice, due process, and the human capacity for both prejudice and reason, rather than promoting a specific political ideology. Its central message emphasizes the importance of rigorous, objective deliberation and individual moral courage within the justice system.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: Medium
Ek Ruka Hua Faisla, an Indian adaptation of '12 Angry Men,' features an all-male cast, mirroring the gender composition of its source material without intentional DEI-driven casting. The narrative focuses on themes of justice and individual prejudice within the legal system, rather than offering a critique of traditional identities or explicitly centering DEI themes.
Secondary
Race Swap: Yes
Confidence: High
This film is a remake of the American film "12 Angry Men." The original characters, implicitly white in the American context, are portrayed by Indian actors in this adaptation, which constitutes a race swap.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
Ek Ruka Hua Faisla, a courtroom drama, does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is solely centered on the jurors' debate regarding a murder trial, with no elements pertaining to queer identity.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film 'Ek Ruka Hua Faisla' is a courtroom drama focused entirely on a jury's deliberation process. There are no transsexual characters or themes present in the movie's plot or character arcs, resulting in no depiction of such identities.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
This film is a direct remake of "12 Angry Men," which originally featured an all-male jury. "Ek Ruka Hua Faisla" maintains the all-male cast of jurors, thus no established character's gender was changed from the source material.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.3
8.0
Critic Ratings
N/A
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