Sidney Lumet's 12 Angry Men tells the story of a jury of 12 men in charge of deciding the fate of a poor, young boy who had killed his father. The film opens in a courtroom with the defence and the prosecution presenting their evidence before the judge. After the oral pleadings, the jurors are instructed by the judge to retreat and determine the verdict. The judge also says that the jurors must return a 'not guilty' verdict if they find any reasonable doubt. From the beginning of the film, we can see that the jury room is split into two opposing sides: 'guilty' and 'not guilty'. Juror 8 and Juror 3 are the most significant characters as they are the only ones who vote not guilty and guilty respectively at the beginning of the film, thereby initiating the conflict. In a way, Juror 8 represents the boy's innocence while Juror 3 represents the boy's guilt. Although Juror 3 says that he is merely stating the facts of the case, which undoubtedly point to