Witnesses
a VINKO BRESAN picture
Synopsis
Three soldiers intending to plant a bomb have to unexpectedly murder a man. But now they must decide what to do with a witness to their crime. The police investigation takes over the small town, but sometimes .a story must be relived through various viewpoints before the truth can be revealed.
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Press
"Bristling with emotional intensity."
BBC FILMS
"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 of the dawn of the AIDS crisis."
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
"A lively, timely flashback to the early days of AIDS with this character-driven drama."
TOTAL FILM
"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."
BOSTON GLOBE
"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."
MIAMI HERALD
"This unfolds in the moment and is urgent and engaging."
TIME OUT
"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."
SKY MOVIES
Festivals
& Awards
Berlin Film Festival (In Competition)
Ecumenical Prize
Peace Film Award
Jerusalem Film Festival
In Spirit for Freedom Award
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Philip Morris Award
Motovun Film Festival
Propeller of Motovun - A to A Award
Pula Film Festival
Golden Arena – Best Actress in a Leading Role
Film by the Sea International Film Festival
Film and Literature Award
Motovun Film Festival
Propeller of Motovun Winner
Belgrade Film Festival
Busan International Film Festival
Warsaw Film Festival
Milwaukee International Film Festival
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Cast & Crew
| Leon Lucev | |
|---|---|
| Alma Prica | |
| Mirjana Karanovic | |
| Kresimir Mikic | |
| Drazen Kühn | |
| Marinko Prga | |
| Predrag Vusovic |
| Director | Vinko Bresan |
|---|---|
| Screenplay | Jurica Pavicic, Vinko Bresan, Zivko Zalar |
| Based on the novel of | Ovce Od Gipsa (‘Alabaster Sheep’) by Jurica Pavicic |
| Producer | Ivan Maloca |
| Director of Photography | Zivko Zalar |
| Editor | Sandra Botica-Bresan |
| Sound Design | Ranko Paukovic |
| Art Director | Mario Ivezic |
| Costume Designer | Zeljka Franulovic |
| Make-up Supervisor | Janusz Kaleja |
| Music | Mate Matisic |
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