Testament of Youth

7.3 2015 2h 9m Denmark

History Drama War

Testament of Youth is a powerful story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain, which has become the classic testimony of that war from a woman’s point of view. A searing journey from youthful hopes and dreams to the edge of despair and back again, it’s a film about young love, the futility of war and how to make sense of the darkest times.

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Divided by war. United by love. Testament of Youth is a powerful story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain, which has become the classic testimony of that war from a woman’s point of view. A searing journey from youthful hopes and dreams to the edge of despair and back again, it’s a film about young love, the futility of war and how to make sense of the darkest times.

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Directors

James Kent

Writers

Juliette Towhidi, Vera Brittain

Cast

Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Taron Egerton, Colin Morgan, Dominic West, Emily Watson, Hayley Atwell, Anna Chancellor, Miranda Richardson, Joanna Scanlan, Alexandra Roach, Jenn Murray, Henry Garrett, Nicholas Le Prevost, Nicholas Farrell

Production

BBC Film, Heyday Films, Nordisk Film Denmark, Lipsync Productions, BFI, Sony Pictures Classics, Protagonist Pictures, Ingenious Media, Hotwells Productions

Languages

English

Countries

Denmark, United Kingdom, United States of America