Testament of Youth

Jan 16, 2015

2h 9m

★ 7.3

Divided by war. United by love.

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.

Genres

History

Drama

War

Production Companies

BBC Film

Heyday Films

Nordisk Film Denmark

Lipsync Productions

BFI

Sony Pictures Classics

Protagonist Pictures

Ingenious Media

Hotwells Productions

Testament of Youth Trailers

Cast

Vera Brittain

Alicia Vikander

Roland Leighton

Kit Harington

Edward Brittain

Taron Egerton

Victor Richardson

Colin Morgan

Mr. Brittain

Dominic West

Mrs. Brittain

Emily Watson

Hope Milroy

Hayley Atwell

Mrs. Leighton

Anna Chancellor

Miss Lorimer

Miranda Richardson

Aunt Belle

Joanna Scanlan

Winifred Holtby

Alexandra Roach

Dorothy

Jenn Murray

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