A Film with Suspense with insights to negotiation strategies

Rating: 8/10 (31 October 2016)

12 Angry Men is a film concerning the jury of a homicide trial - a young man accused of murdering his father in a fit of anger, and the jury is tasked to determine the accused guilt or innocence. The film creates a great deal of suspense as new possibilities of what might have happened during the night of question are revealed. Moreover, heated conflicts and conflict of interests amongst the jurors allows viewers to lean more about the personalities of each juror. This film forms a great example to discuss negotiation strategies, as it greatly resonates with negotiation in real life (a long winding process), and why there's an art to it. Thou the purpose of the film is not meant to determine what precisely happened on the night in question, I felt a tinge of disappointment with the various possibilities in my head. Nevertheless, that's the beauty of the film and 12 Angry Men stands the test of time / all time classics, despite it being a black and white film.