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Feature film — 2015

Testament of Youth (2015)

7.22h 9mHistory — 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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A high-signal pick with 814 votes.

BBC Film / Heyday Films / Nordisk Film Denmark / Lipsync Productions / BFI / Protagonist Pictures / Ingenious Media / Hotwells Productions

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Director: James Kent

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Cast & crew

Alicia Vikander as Vera Brittain

Alicia Vikander

Vera Brittain

Kit Harington as Roland Leighton

Kit Harington

Roland Leighton

Taron Egerton as Edward Brittain

Taron Egerton

Edward Brittain

Colin Morgan as Victor Richardson

Colin Morgan

Victor Richardson

Dominic West as Mr. Brittain

Dominic West

Mr. Brittain

Emily Watson as Mrs. Brittain

Emily Watson

Mrs. Brittain

Hayley Atwell as Hope Milroy

Hayley Atwell

Hope Milroy

Anna Chancellor as Mrs. Leighton

Anna Chancellor

Mrs. Leighton

Miranda Richardson as Miss Lorimer

Miranda Richardson

Miss Lorimer

Joanna Scanlan as Aunt Belle

Joanna Scanlan

Aunt Belle

Alexandra Roach as Winifred Holtby

Alexandra Roach

Winifred Holtby

Jenn Murray as Dorothy

Jenn Murray

Dorothy

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