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''Witnesses'' () is a Croatian
drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by
Vinko Brešan Vinko Brešan (; born 3 February 1964) is a Croatian film director best known for directing several notable Croatian black comedies. Brešan emerged into prominence in Croatia and abroad with three critically acclaimed and award-winning films ...
. It was released in 2003.


Synopsis

The plot of the movie is centered in the city of
Karlovac Karlovac () is a city in central Croatia. In the 2021 census, its population was 49,377. Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County. The city is located southwest of Zagreb and northeast of Rijeka, and is connected to them via the ...
in 1992, during the
Croatian War of Independence The Croatian War of Independence) and (rarely) "War in Krajina" ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Рат у Крајини, Rat u Krajini) are used. was an armed conflict fought in Croatia from 1991 to 1995 between Croats, Croat forces loyal to the Governmen ...
. The front lines, where Croatian and Serbian forces fight each other, lie near the city. Meanwhile, in the city of Karlovac, a Serbian civilian Vasić is murdered. The story follows the local police officer Barbir (
Dražen Kühn Dražen Kühn (born 1965) is a Croatian actor. He has appeared in more than forty films since 1991. Selected filmography Film References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuhn, Drazen 1965 births Living people People from Špišić Buko ...
), who tries to solve the murder in spite of ethnic hatred and war revolving nearby. The film's screenplay is based on
Jurica Pavičić Jurica Pavičić (born 2 November 1965 in Split) is a writer, columnist and film critic. Pavičić's screenplay for ''Witnesses'' (''Svjedoci''), Vinko Brešan's 2003 film, won the Golden Arena for Best Screenplay in the 2003 Pula Film Festiv ...
's 1997 novel ''Alabaster Sheep'' (''Ovce od gipsa''), which was in turn inspired by a real-life case of murder of the Zec family in Zagreb in 1991.


Cast

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Leon Lučev Leon Lučev (born 1970) is a Croatian actor. He had his feature film debut in Vinko Brešan's 1996 comedy ''How the War Started on My Island''. Since then, he has amassed lead roles in numerous high-profile European films, including ''Sex, Drink ...
as Krešo * Alma Prica as Novinarka *
Mirjana Karanović Mirjana Karanović ( sr-cyr, Мирјана Карановић; born 28 January 1957) is a Serbian actress, film director and screenwriter. Considered one of the best Serbian and Yugoslavian actresses of all time, she is probably the best known f ...
as Majka *
Dražen Kühn Dražen Kühn (born 1965) is a Croatian actor. He has appeared in more than forty films since 1991. Selected filmography Film References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuhn, Drazen 1965 births Living people People from Špišić Buko ...
as Barbir *
Krešimir Mikić Krešimir Mikić (; born 17 April 1974) is a Croatian theatre and film actor. He is known for his roles in acclaimed feature films, including Zlatko in ''Sex, Drink and Bloodshed'', Krešo in '' I Love You'', Mirko in ''The Melon Route'', and Don ...
as Joško *
Marinko Prga Marinko Prga (born 1 January 1971) is a Croatian actor. He appeared in more than fifty films since 1995. Selected filmography References External links

* 1971 births Living people Male actors from Split, Croatia Croatian male fil ...
as Vojo *
Bojan Navojec Bojan Navojec (born 26 April 1976) is a Croatian theatre and film actor. Navojec was born in Bjelovar. He graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb The Academy of Dramatic Art ( or ADU) is a Croatian drama school. Since ...
as Barić *
Ljubomir Kerekeš Ljubomir Kerekeš (born 16 January 1960) is a Croatian film, theatre and television actor. Life and work Kerekeš began acting in 1980 in his hometown of Varaždin and between 1982 and 1996 was a member of the theatre ensemble at the Croatian Nat ...
as Dr. Matić * Predrag 'Predjo' Vušović as Ljubo * Tarik Filipović as Javni tužitelj *
Rene Bitorajac Rene Bitorajac (; born 2 March 1972) is a Croatian actor. He has appeared in several Croatian and Bosnian films since the 1980s. Most notably, he starred in the 2001 Academy Award-winning Bosnian film '' No Man's Land''. He is also known for starr ...
as Albanac *
Ivo Gregurević Ivo Gregurević (; 7 October 1952 – 1 January 2019) was a Croatian film, theatre and television actor. Throughout over a quarter of a century, Gregurević played rural bullies and arrogant nouveau riche and became one of Croatia's best known ...
as Otac *
Vanja Drach Vanja Drach (1 February 1932 – 6 September 2009) was a Croatian theatre and film actor. His film and television credits include ''H-8 (film), H-8'', ''Lud, zbunjen, normalan'', ''Gospa'', ''Charuga'', ''Kapelski kresovi'', ''Nikola Tesla (1977 ...
as Penzioner * Helena Buljan as Susjeda


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* 2003 films 2000s Croatian-language films 2003 drama films Films based on Croatian novels Films about the Croatian War of Independence Croatian drama films Films scored by Mate Matišić {{Croatia-film-stub