Characters & Themes
The Witness (1992) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1992 · 19 mins · German
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- Directed by
- Chris Gerolmo
- Starring
- Gary Sinise, Elijah Wood, Tim DeZarn, Ryan Alosio
During World War II, likely set in a concentration camp, Gary Sinise plays a soldier who escorts Jewish prisoners each day to a place from which only their clothing returns, while a young inmate portrayed by Elijah Wood watches. The boy’s witnessing unsettles the soldier, steering the narrative toward a tragic ending and a hint of a new beginning.
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