''Witnesses'' ( hr, Svjedoci) 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. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Vinko Brešan Vinko Brešan (; born 3 February 1964) is a Croatian film director who emerged into international renown with three critically acclaimed and award-winning films that, each in its own way, broke some of the perceived taboos of Croatian cinema in t ...

. It was released in 2003.

Synopsis

The plot of the movie is centered in the city of Karlovac in 1992, during the Croatian War of Independence. 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 Croatian 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 Fes ...

'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 Leon Lučev (born 1970 in Šibenik) 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 ...

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 *

as Barbir * Krešimir Mikić as Joško * Marinko Prga as Vojo * Bojan Navojec as Barić * Ljubomir Kerekeš as Dr. Matić * Predrag 'Predjo' Vušović as Ljubo *

Tarik Filipović Tarik Filipović (born 11 March 1972) is a Bosnian-Croatian television presenter and actor. He has appeared in over 800 theatre plays since his debut in 1985. He has also been in many films and TV dramas produced throughout the areas of former Yu ...

as Javni tužitelj * Rene Bitorajac 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'', '' Lud, zbunjen, normalan'', '' Gospa'', '' Charuga'', '' Kapelski kresovi'', ''Nikola Tesla'', '' Svjedo ...

as Penzioner *

Helena Buljan Helena Buljan (born 9 July 1941) is a Croatian actress. She appeared in more than sixty films since 1964. Selected filmography References External links * 1941 births Living people Croatian film actresses Vladimir Nazor Award winn ...

as Susjeda

References

External links

* 2003 films 2000s Croatian-language films 2003 drama films Films based on Croatian novels Yugoslav Wars films Works about the Croatian War of Independence Croatian drama films {{Croatia-film-stub