Svjedoci (2003)

Svjedoci: Directed by Vinko Bresan. With Leon Lucev, Alma Prica, Mirjana Karanovic, Drazen Kuhn. When 3 soldiers discover a man inside a home they are bombing, they easily kill him. But, when a 2nd witness is discovered, she proves a bigger challenge, setting in motion a riveting game of cat u0026 mouse. Croatia. Croatian with English subtitles. Winner – Peace Prize and Prize of the Ecumenical Jury – Berlin Int’l Film Festival. Official Selection – Karlovy Vary, Jerusalem and Seattle Int’l FFs.

“I find it hard to believe that someone might give this amazing film less than an 8. If they do, it is undoubtedly either because they do not understand it, or for nationalistic reasons. Those who ascribe to a simplistic, black-and-white view of the war in Croatia will be disappointed with the grey in which Svedoci operates. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhat Bresan achieves is a stunningly human portrait of the nuance between good and evil which predominates in times of war. From virtually every standpoint–artistic, technical, acting, musical–this film is astonishingly good. Though it is about the war in Croatia during the 1990s, the filmu0026#39;s themes are relevant to virtually every civil conflict.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI highly recommend it to any serious cinemaphile.”