Witnesses
Drama, War
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2003
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Set amid the atrocities of war in the Balkans, Witnesses is retold, Rashomon-style, from various characters' viewpoints, adding new information about the complexity of war and humanity. Beginning inside a rustic house with a woman in black (Mirjana Karanovic) standing beside her husband's coffin, Witnesses interweaves the stories of a small town confronting ethnic hatred and deep moral ambiguities.
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Same Director
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Runtime:
88 min
Release date:
20 Jul 2003
Country:
HR
Languages:
Croatian, Serbian
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Spanning a year beginning in the summer of 1984, The Witnesses offers the considerable satisfaction of a beautifully acted ensemble piece built on the foundation of a serious subject%u2014the dawn of the AIDS crisis%u2014handled just so.
– Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2008
fresh:
The occasional voiceover from Beart and a slightly mournful score from Philippe Sarde offer some sense of lament, but mostly this unfolds in the moment and is urgent and engaging.
– Dave Calhoun,
Time Out,
19 Oct 2007
fresh:
Witnesses takes us back to the turmoil in the Balkans. But the movie is not directly about the war. It's a cleverly told murder mystery.
– Wesley Morris,
Boston Globe,
26 Aug 2005
fresh:
More than a thriller, the film is a portrait of the passions that drive ordinary people to kill and even worse, to accept the killing as something honorable.
– Marta Barber,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2005