12 Rounds

• Action
• Thriller
• Crime

A relentlessly tense action thriller, *12 Rounds* distinguishes itself not through complex plotting, but through a brutal, escalating series of psychological and physical trials imposed upon a grieving detective. Following a tragic accidental death during an arrest, Danny Fisher is forced into a harrowing game of survival orchestrated by a vengeful criminal, where completing seemingly unsolvable riddles and perilous challenges is the only way to protect his partner. The film eschews traditional heist film tropes, focusing instead on the claustrophobic desperation of a man stripped of his agency, forced to confront both the consequences of his actions and the limits of his own courage. It’s a punishing, cycle-within-a-cycle narrative less concerned with the ‘how’ of the challenges and more focused on the suffocating pressure cooker that dismantles Fisher’s composure, turning a routine police pursuit into a desperate plea for redemption born of unbearable guilt.