Witnesses (2003)
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Reviews Counted:10
Fresh:9
Rotten:1
Average Rating:6.7/10
Theatrical Release:Nov 30, 1999 Limited
Synopsis: A man is murdered when three soldiers unexpectedly find him at home while they are planting a hate bomb. After blowing up his house, the young men discover someone has witnessed everything. With... A man is murdered when three soldiers unexpectedly find him at home while they are planting a hate bomb. After blowing up his house, the young men discover someone has witnessed everything. With the witness locked in a basement garage, the youngest of the panicky soldiers runs to his mother for help. Mourning over her husband's coffin, she promises to protect the three friends. With the support of their shady politician uncle, they'll be safe as long as no one talks. The Police Investigation takes over the small town in Croatia on the front line of the civil war. Half the town wanted the man dead, especially since his origins lie on the other side. Everyone has his or her personal interests a heart while the fate of the witness is left hanging: an honest policeman must back off on his investigation to try and save his dying wife. A journalist could become too personally involved in her search for a story. A soldier -- someone's son, someone's boyfriend -- will return home from the front with terrible secrets. Sometimes a story must be relived through various viewpoints before the truth can be revealed. -- © Film Movement [More]
Starring: Mirjana Karanovic
Starring: Mirjana Karanovic
Director: Vinko Bresnan
Director: Vinko Bresnan
Studio: Film Movement
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Reviews for Witnesses
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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. Full Review |
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An engaging if somewhat inchoate drama set in the early years of Aids. Full Review |
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Bristling with emotional intensity, this is far superior to earlier AIDS-related dramas. Full Review |
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A lively, timely flashback to the early days of AIDS with this character-driven drama. Full Review |
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The occasional voiceover from Béart 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. Full Review |
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Techine never lapses into morbid sentimentality and it's interesting for a film to put the horror of AIDs in the 1980s in the perspective of a viewpoint 20-odd years on. Full Review |
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Téchiné captures the changing attitudes of the times but some characters feel too peripheral. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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Bresan captures the atmosphere of the Croatian war effectively and offers an insider's view about the complex situation. Full Review |
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