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The Witness

The Witness

★ 6,6 /10 (104 Votes)
2015 EN 86 min

Overview

A brother's journey to unravel the truth about the mythic death and little known life of Kitty Genovese, who was reportedly murdered in front of 38 witnesses and has become the face of urban apathy.

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Release date

06/10/2015

Votes

104

Popularity

0.7

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

86 min

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Reno

Reno

2017-04-14

⭐ 7

**A brother's quest to learn the other side of the crime.** My last documentary film was a couple of Oscar nominees that I saw before the award ceremony. I'm not that into documentaries compared to the feature films I watch on the regular basis, but time to time I try if I get interested after learning what it's all about. Likewise, I found this one, though it is not a science or nature theme that I usually prefer than anything else. I have enjoyed many murder mystery films, but this one is a documentary. So I wanted to know the experience of watching the real story with real clips and inte…

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j0ng

j0ng

2017-07-28

⭐ 8

This is a very well made film. I grew up hearing about the story of Kitty Genovese, but the facts that are widely accepted as truth aren't accurate. This film puts the record straight. There are some surprises, and the ending reenactment was heart wrenching.

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