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Testament of Youth

Testament of Youth

2014Movie⏱️ 2h 9mPG-13🏆 #2063 Top Rated
BiographyDramaHistoryRomanceWar
7.2
IMDB Rating
31,704 votes

A British woman recalls coming of age during World War I - a story of young love, the futility of war, and how to make sense of the darkest times.

Director
James Kent
Writers
Juliette Towhidi, Vera Brittain
Stars
Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Taron Egerton
Release Date
January 16, 2015
Language
English, German
Country
United Kingdom, Denmark, United States
🏆 5
Wins
🎯 7
Nominations
💬 97
Reviews
📋 87.5K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Alicia Vikander
Alicia Vikander
as Vera Brittain
Kit Harington
Kit Harington
as Roland Leighton
Taron Egerton
Taron Egerton
as Edward Brittain
Colin Morgan
Colin Morgan
as Victor Richardson
Dominic West
Dominic West
as Mr. Brittain
Emily Watson
Emily Watson
as Mrs. Brittain
Joanna Scanlan
Joanna Scanlan
as Aunt Belle
Miranda Richardson
Miranda Richardson
as Miss Lorimer
Rachel Redford
Rachel Redford
as Exam Candidate
Nicholas Farrell
Nicholas Farrell
as Headmaster

💰 Box Office

$5,851,758
Worldwide Gross
$1,822,250
Domestic Gross
$53,000
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.39 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Keighley Railway Station, Station Bridge, Keighley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Production
BBC Film, BFI Film Fund, Heyday Films

🏷️ Keywords

world war oneenglandbrother sister relationshipnurseloss of brother

🎯 Categories

Period DramaBiographyDramaHistoryRomanceWar

⭐ Featured Review

Unseen perspective, and solid-account of the despair that war causes.
by CharlieGreenCG2014-10-23
8/10

"Considered one of the greatest war memoirs ever written, the Testament of Youth is a true-life account of Vera Brittian's life from 1914 - 1918, and a chronicle of how the First World War affected not only her, but the nation's lives. One of the things that determines Testament of Youth different to other bloody, explosive and bullet-ridden war tales is that it is focused on the domestic view of the ones who not only joined the war on the front-line, but also those at home and the consequent effects on loved ones, offering an unseen perspective, and solid-account of the despair that..."

💡 Did You Know?

Vera Brittain also worked as a nurse in Malta and the ship she was travelling on was almost sunk by a torpedo.

📖 Synopsis

A British woman recalls coming of age during World War I - a story of young love, the futility of war, and how to make sense of the darkest times.