Witnesses (2003)
"Svjedoci" (original title)

Director:

Vinko Bresan

Writers:

Vinko Bresan, Jurica Pavicic (book),

Stars:

Leon Lucev, Alma Prica, Mirjana Karanovic

9 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Leon Lucev	...	Kreso
Alma Prica	...	Novinarka
Mirjana Karanovic	...	Majka
Drazen Kuhn	...	Barbir
Kresimir Mikic	...	Josko
Marinko Prga	...	Vojo
Bojan Navojec	...	Baric
Ljubomir Kerekes	...	Dr. Matic
Predrag 'Predjo' Vusovic	...	Ljubo
Tarik Filipovic	...	Javni tuzitelj
Rene Bitorajac	...	Albanac
Ivo Gregurevic	...	Otac
Vanja Drach	...	Penzioner
Helena Buljan	...	Susjeda
Sreten Mokrovic	...	Doktor

Storyline

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Country:

Croatia

Language:

Serbo-Croatian Croatian

Release Date:

8 April 2005 (Austria)

Also Known As:

Die Zeugen

Filming Locations:

Karlovac, Croatia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Interfilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 84 min (Ontario)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

good story --- so so execution...

The story has potential... the suspense is there however the film had a lot of rough edges and there was too much drama.

The story is set in Croatia during the factional wars that broke out in the 1990s--Serbs versus Croats in this case. A murder is carried out and the only witness is a young girl--what will happen to her?

The film abruptly jumps back in time several times replaying everything but adding more details each time at first I thought it was a defective DVD... Have never seen that done before.

Instead of intellectual gimmicks like this the film maker should have concentrated on toning down the silly dramatic scenes ... they don't wash.

It comes off as a grade B movie with intellectual pretensions.

Hard to rate something like this except comparing it to other films from the region.. Klopka (Serbian) was much better. so this film gets 5 stars..although it will engage you it just needs more refinement.