The last man said it all. In 40 years, there must have been more than one time when the jury had such heated discussions as they seemed to uphold justice. But what is justice, and what is the outcome of the discussion. When the responsibility needs to be shared among individuals, who wants to rush out to be the messenger of justice? Therefore, human nature is like this, what should happen in 40 years will still happen, and what has not happened will still not happen. This is reincarnation and destiny.
I've been thinking about what that bird that pops up later in the movie represents. Like believers, moving in the film. The camera moves with it, as if it's the one in control. Maybe, it's nothing but an animal that popped into this discussion ground. Like a little Chechen boy awaiting trial, he is nothing to the jury. Upholding justice is just a way of self-gratification, expressing the desire for power.
The jury agreed to acquit the boy, knowing he would suffer death if he was released from prison, and their justice was gone. For them, their justice is only within their own judgment. The caller, the artist and the former military officer, watched it all in silence. He has long understood that this is the case: 40 years, nothing has changed. He said. Then he took on everything and made the Chechen boy his adopted son. The world continues to cycle.
And what will the future development look like? Nobody cares anymore.
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