Movie
Testament of Youth
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2015-01-16
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Genres
- History, Drama, War
- Status
- Released
- Production
- BBC Film, Heyday Films, Nordisk Film Denmark, Lipsync Productions, BFI, Sony Pictures Classics, Protagonist Pictures, Ingenious Media, Hotwells Productions
- Country
- Denmark, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Alicia Vikander as Vera Brittain
- Kit Harington as Roland Leighton
- Taron Egerton as Edward Brittain
- Colin Morgan as Victor Richardson
- Dominic West as Mr. Brittain
- Emily Watson as Mrs. Brittain
- Hayley Atwell as Hope Milroy
- Anna Chancellor as Mrs. Leighton
- Miranda Richardson as Miss Lorimer
- Joanna Scanlan as Aunt Belle
- Alexandra Roach as Winifred Holtby
- Jenn Murray as Dorothy
Crew
- James Kent - Director
- Juliette Towhidi - Writer
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