''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. 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), 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
*
Leon Lučev 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 as Barbir
*
Krešimir Mikić as Joško
*
Marinko Prga as Vojo
*
Bojan Navojec 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 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
References
External links
*
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