Witness

{5/5} “‘Maybe, sergeant, you could do a little telephoning.’ ‘Yeah, maybe I could. But since the Amish don’t have any telephones I wouldn’t know who to call.'”

Witness, released in 1985

Samuel, an Amish boy, witnesses a murder in a train station bathroom. While at the police station with the man assigned to the case, John Book, Samuel realizes that the man who committed the murder is a police officer. When Book is shot in a parking garage, he understands that there’s a conspiracy and they need to lay low — the perfect place to do that is in Amish country.

The interactions between John and Rachel are priceless. I like how when John gives Rachel his gun she carries it as if it’s a piece of trash.

One of my favourite parts is the barn-raising scene, in which the whole community works together — and they actually built a barn.

It’s about colliding worlds, and what happens when you live in a community where everyone has each other’s backs.

It is one of my favourite movies.

Stars Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Lukas Haas, and Danny Glover. Directed by Peter Weir (The Truman Show). The music by Maurice Jarre is mostly atmospheric but blossoms into a beautiful tune during the barn-raising scene.

This is the 3rd or 4th time I’ve seen it. As I recall, it was the 1st movie I saw in the theatre with a friend.

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