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In the 1985 film director peter weir explores the sharp cultural conflicts between the old Amish society of western Pennsylvania and the modern American world of crime and violence. The main character, Philadelphia police detective John Book (played by Harrison ....

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.... is very simple and sweet, But also very intelligent and independent enough to fight for her freedom to love an outsider. Her son Samuel is quiet and observant, but he plays a key role in going to the rescue after the three corrupt cops come to the farm to kill Book and the boy and eliminate the only witness to their crime. But it is really John Book who is the hero of the story. He escapes and then battles his would-be killers in an unlikely manner, and only leaves Rachel and her family after they are safe and secure from all harm. The cultural contrasts portrayed in witness are perhaps the most obvious element of the story. Book and his wor ....