Witnesses (Croatian: Svjedoci) is a Croatian drama film directed by Vinko Brešan. It was released in 2003.
The film's screenplay is based on Jurica Pavičić's 1997 novel Ovce od gipsa, which was in turn inspired by a real-life case of murder of the Zec family in Zagreb in 1991.
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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, who tries to solve the murder in spite of ethnic hatred and war revolving nearby.
Cast
Leon Lučev as Krešo
Alma Prica as the journalist
Mirjana Karanović as the mother
Dražen Kühn as Barbir
Krešimir Mikić as Joško
Marinko Prga as Vojo
Bojan Navojec as Barić
Ljubomir Kerekeš as Dr. Matić
Predrag Vušović as Ljubo
Tarik Filipović as the public prosecutor
Rene Bitorajac as the Albanian
Ivo Gregurević as the father
Vanja Drach as the pensioner
Helena Buljan as the neighbour