Witnesses

2003 · 88 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 853 VOTES · DIR. Vinko Brešan

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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?
00:14:40 If the police have no proof
00:17:36 I'll stay awhile. -I don't feel like walking!
00:21:43 I'll keep you informed. So what did you need me for?
00:23:33 and got killed! It's his funeral today!
00:25:06 A spy, a Chetnik, funneling money to rebel Serbs
00:26:36 One had a big head, another had a big nose
00:28:12 smuggler, criminal, murderer, and that he committed suicide
00:30:55 You're not listening. Matic can do the operation here
00:34:14 I'll stay awhile. -I don't feel like walking!
00:36:30 When the war ends, there'll be enough time
00:40:37 Did anyone come?
00:44:55 At night we turn off the light. Where's the problem?
00:49:56 "The hour has come for the
00:52:41 you moved away, and nothing for two whole months.
00:56:47 Lidija is busy writing a story about Vasic killing.
00:59:18 but for your own.
01:01:35 I'll get shit from the MP's! -When they kill her
01:04:20 Will somebody tell me what's going on here? -No!
01:08:02 You take a brake handle from a bike, mount it
01:12:32 Yes.
01:15:59 Vasic would leave, if it weren't for his house.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed564
Dialogue density6.4 lines / min
First line00:00:07
Final line01:15:59

Production Record

DirectorVinko Brešan
LanguageHR
IMDb votes853