Witness
1985 · 1h 52m · Crime, Drama, Thriller · United States of America · Rated R (US)
A big city cop. A small country boy. They have nothing in common... but a murder.
While protecting an Amish boy—the sole witness to a brutal murder—and his mother, a detective is forced to seek refuge within their community when his own life comes under threat.
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Peter Weir7.1Smart score
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amishbarn raisingcomplexcorruptiondetectiveempatheticintenseintrospectivelancaster, papennsylvania, usaphiladelphia, pennsylvaniapolice brutalityreflectiveromanticsilothoughtfulwitness to murder
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