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Testament of Youth (2015)
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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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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Genre:History, Drama, War
Written By:Juliette Towhidi
In Theaters:6/4/2015
Box Office:$1,822,250
Runtime:129 minutes
Studio:BBC Film, Heyday Films, Nordisk Film Denmark, Lipsync Productions, BFI, Protagonist Pictures, Ingenious Media, Hotwells Productions
Cast
James Kent
Director
Alicia Vikander
Vera Brittain
Kit Harington
Roland Leighton
Taron Egerton
Edward Brittain
Colin Morgan
Victor Richardson
Dominic West
Mr. Brittain
Emily Watson
Mrs. Brittain
Hayley Atwell
Hope Milroy
Anna Chancellor
Mrs. Leighton
Miranda Richardson
Miss Lorimer
Joanna Scanlan
Aunt Belle
Alexandra Roach
Winifred Holtby
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