Testament of Youth

Movie Review

Starring Alicia Vikander and Keith Harrington, the film is adaptation of Vera Britain’s autobiographical book Testaments of Youth (hence the film can also be found under that title). The year is 1914 – Vera, her brother, her friends – on the threshold of something new and big. She has just started college, she is in love, but all her hopes for the future, which she not without difficulty begins to build, crumble when the First World War knocks at the door. Unable to sit through her books, the heroine leaves college to become a nurse. And then… Then begins her road of loss. After the war Britain became not only a writer but also one of Britain’s most notorious pacifists.

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Cast

Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Taron Egerton

Movie Info

Director – James Kent
Writers – Vera Brittain (autobiography) Juliette Towhidi (screenplay by)
Genres – Biography, Drama, History, War
Release date – January 16, 2015 (United Kingdom)
Countries of origin – United Kingdom Denmark
Official sites – BBC Films BBC Films 2 (United Kingdom)
Languages – English German
Also known as – Спогади про майбутнє
Filming locations – Keighley Railway Station, Station Bridge, Keighley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Production companies – BBC Films BFI Film Fund Heyday Films
Gross US & Canada – $1,822,250
Opening weekend US & Canada – $53,000Jun 7, 2015
Gross worldwide – $5,874,883
Runtime – 2h 9min
Color – Color
Sound mix – Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio – 2.39 : 1

Rating

IMDb – 7.3/10
Metacritic – 76%
Rotten Tomatoes – 84%

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