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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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Alexandra Roach, Nicholas Farrell, Dominic West, Emily Watson, Hayley Atwell, Miranda Richardson, Niamh Cusack, Anna Chancellor, Joanna Scanlan, Xavier Atkins, Kit Harington, Alicia Vikander, Teresa Churcher, Taron Egerton, Laura Elsworthy, Colin Morgan, Jenn Murray, Henry Garrett, Nicholas Le Prevost, Daisy Waterstone, Heather Nicol, Naomi Everson, Jonathan Bailey
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Reviews
83
Never, for one second, is Vikander anything less than entirely truthful.
80
The Telegraph
As a film, Testament of Youth glimmers with sadness, but also the apprehension of sadness: we know not all of these boys are coming back.
80
Empire
There are familiar moments in Vera Brittain’s stirring story, though the Kent's craft and Vikander’s exquisite talent will ensure that the author’s memories live in the minds of a fresh generation...
80
Vikander brings fresh emotional weight to the familiar scenario of WW1 grief, ensuring that this mostly avoids the traps of dull, dutiful heritage cinema.
80
CineVue
Kent, who gathers a cast of extremely bright young things, creates a drama that glides with sorrowful grace, pitching at a respectful and tear-inducing tone.
