| 12 in a Box | |
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| Directed by | John McKenzie |
| Written by | John McKenzie |
| Produced by | Bruce Windwood |
| Starring | Kenneth Collard Miranda Hart Belle Hithersay Anjella Mackintosh Glynne Steele Katy Wix |
Production | Masses Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Cinevolve |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
12 in a Box is a 2007 British independent comedy film written and directed by John McKenzie.[1] The film premiered at the 2007 Zurich Film Festival.[2]
12 in a Box sees twelve people attend what they think is a school reunion lunch but when they get there they discover that, as part of the last wish of a dead classmate, they will inherit £1,000,000 each if they can all stay together in the house for 96 hours.[3] With one of the participants due to be married and another dropping stone dead on the first day, they have their work cut out to go the distance.[1][4]
The film was given a limited European release in 2007[citation needed] and had its US premiere in Boston in 2009.[citation needed] Despite being a British film with some notable names in the cast, it was not released in the UK until March 2013.[5][6]
The DVD was released in 2013[7] marketed under Miranda Hart's name due to her recent fame.[1] However, Hart only makes a brief appearance, her screen time totalling 5 minutes.[3][5][6]
The film received the Audience Award at the 2007 Zurich Film Festival,[8] Indie Spirit Best Storyline Award at the 2009 Boston International Film Festival[9] and the Best Film Award at the 2009 LA British Film Festival.[citation needed] The LA Campus Circle graded the film A− and called it "smart, funny and surprising without being pretentious or hackneyed. There are few dull moments, and it actually succeeds in pulling off the twists."[4] The film was also praised by The Film Review[3] and CineVue.[7] The Guardian, however, gave it a poor review,[5] as did the Radio Times[10] and the Daily Express.[11]
