Witnesses
2003 · 88 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 853 VOTES · DIR. Vinko Brešan
Overview
Set amid the atrocities of war in the Balkans, Witnesses is retold, Rashomon-style, from various characters' viewpoints, adding new information about the complexity of war and humanity. Beginning inside a rustic house with a woman in black (Mirjana Karanovic) standing beside her husband's coffin, Witnesses interweaves the stories of a small town confronting ethnic hatred and deep moral ambiguities.
Dialogue Timeline — 564 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:07 WITNESSES
00:09:02 Yes.
00:11:28 Well?
00:14:43 even if they do have suspects
00:17:49 What about you?
00:21:48 You know the state I was in the other night...
00:23:41 Shame on you and your investigation!
00:25:21 People kill for less. -Everybody owes everybody
00:26:48 A villa, not a house! And he keeps expanding it.
00:28:41 Any witnesses?
00:31:11 Can you get me in touch with Matic? -He's terrific
00:35:15 If I take her first, it might affect somebody else.
00:36:47 Go on to your wife now, I'll prepare for the operation.
00:41:20 Krešo is coming today.
00:45:21 You should have told me! What am I to you? Nothing!
00:51:10 They killed an unarmed civilian!
00:53:25 Bye, Marija.
00:57:15 Cook if you have to.
01:00:06 Baric!
01:02:51 I was convinced you'd make a better DA than a clerk
01:05:53 Both Gojo and Baric are gone.
01:09:17 Don't, we've boobytrapped it!
01:13:26 Who'll listen to you? Who will be there for you?
20:00:00 That's no reason to kill him.
Cast & Characters
Leon Lucev
Kreso
Alma Prica
Lidija Novinarka reporter
Mirjana Karanovic
Majka mother
Drazen Kuhn
Inspector Barbir
Kresimir Mikic
Josko younger son
Marinko Prga
Vojo oldest of 3 friends
Bojan Navojec
Baric
Ljubomir Kerekes
Dr. Matic
Predrag 'Predjo' Vusovic
Ljubo second friend
Tarik Filipovic
Javni tuzitelj
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed564
Dialogue density6.4 lines / min
First line00:00:07
Final line20:00:00
Production Record
DirectorVinko Brešan
LanguageHR
IMDb votes853