''The Witness'' is a 2012 Indonesian–Filipino horror

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directed by Muhammad Yusuf and starring

Gwen Zamora Gwenaelle Tasha Mae Agnese-Semerád better known as Gwen Zamora (born 10 August 1990) is a Filipina-French actress, model and former dancer in the Philippines. She was previously under GMA Network for six years until switching management to Viva ...

, Pierre Gruno, Agung Saga, Kimberly Ryder, Marcellino Lefrandt, and Feby Febiola. It was written by Beby Hasibuan. Released on March 21, 2012, in the Philippines and on April 26, 2012, in Indonesia, the film was an international joint production between

GMA Pictures GMA Pictures, formerly Cinemax Studios and GMA Films, is a film and television production company in the Philippines, established by GMA Network in 1995. Its films include ''Jose Rizal'', '' Muro Ami'', and '' Deathrow''. Filmography Histor ...

(Philippines) and Skylar Pictures (Indonesia).

Plot

Angel Williams (Gwen Zamora) is an assistant manager of a Hotel who has just moved from

Manila Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populate ...

to Jakarta to be with her ex-patriate family. She is haunted by a weird recurring dream about a young man committing suicide. One day, her family is slaughtered, leaving no one alive. Her parents, her only sister Safara (Kimberly Ryder), her maid, and security, are all dead. She was also chased down and shot by the killer but somehow she manages to survive, having a vivid memory of what the killer looked like, but not knowing who he is. Angel begins seeing apparitions of her sister and sees visions of events that led to her family's deaths. A detective investigates the tragedy but believes Angel's experiences are just her psyche acting out. Angel decides to follow the trail her sister's apparitions lead her to and discover who her sister has become in the past few years, with the trail leading straight to the killer himself.

Cast

as Angel Williamshttp://www.pep.ph/news/30648/Gwen-Zamora-bags-title-role-in-Indonesian-produced-film-The-Witness * Pierre Gruno as Satria Datta * Agung Saga as Aris 'Ais' Mahandra Datta * Kimberly Ryder as Safara Williams * Marcellino Lefrandt as Detective Indra * Feby Febiola as Celine * Nigel Ryder as Aldo Williams

Music

The main theme for ''The Witness'' is "Before I Die" by Pika Airplay and Izzal Peterson. In the film it serves as the single that Aris' band had just released, with Agung Saga singing to Airplay's vocals. It is used both as an in-story musical number, as well as incidental music, given that half of the song is a ballad which ceases and crashes into a heavier, more emotional instrumental, which is also used for the song's ending track. A promotional version sung by

Derrick Monasterio Derrick Leander Monasterio (born August 1, 1995) is a Filipino actor and singer. He was born in Quezon City, Philippines, the son of former Filipina actress Tina Monasterio. Personal life Monasterio attended high school at Angelicum College. ...

was released for promotional purposes. Another song by Izzal Peterson and Pika Airplay is "Aurora" which serves as Aira and Safara's happier love theme.

References

External links

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Skylar Pictures official websiteThe Witness: Movie Review
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