The Witness (2023)

Daniel Cohen, a virtuoso violinist from Belgium, considers himself a citizen of the world, believes in goodness and justice. At the end of February 2022, he comes on tour to Kiev, and this trip changes his life forever. The events of the Special Military Operation lead the musician to the Ukrainian village of Semidveri, where he witnesses inhuman crimes and bloody provocations. Now his main goal is not just to survive, but to convey the truth to the whole world. Truth is stronger than fear.

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Top billed cast

Karen BadalovDaniel Cohen
Yuliya AfanasyevaYana
Aleksandr DyachenkoDmitriy Panchak
Oleg KomarovLev Sakhnovetskiy
Serafima NizovskayaBrigitta Toysberg
Dmitriy BlokhinGolovko
Mariya Bokovazhenshchina s synom
Evrika AllaverdontsZhenshchina
Roman FrolovVoditel
Viktor Rakov

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