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Testament of Youth

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Period biographical drama based on the memoirs of Vera Brittain, starring Alicia Vikander and Kit Harington. Spring, 1914: free-spirited Vera Brittain is determined to study at Oxford and become a writer despite her parents' opposition. But when war is declared later that year, her hopes are dashed as her brother Edward and his friend Roland Leighton enlist. Vera decides to volunteer to become a nurse and before long, she is heading to the Front.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Stephen Carty

The futility of war is explored from a female perspective in this moving period drama based on the memoir by Vera Brittain (mother of pioneering politician Shirley Williams). Alicia Vikander stars as Brittain, whose dream of becoming a writer is crushed by the outbreak of the First World War. When her dashing fiancé (Kit Harington) volunteers to join the fight, she decides to postpone her studies and serve as a voluntary aid detachment nurse. The feature debut of documentarian James Kent is beautifully shot and features a dazzling supporting cast including Emily Watson, Miranda Richardson and Dominic West. But it's the hugely engaging Vikander who makes it so watchable.

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rolenameVera BrittainAlicia VikanderRoland LeightonKit HaringtonEdward BrittainTaron EgertonMrs BrittainEmily WatsonHope MilroyHayley AtwellVictor RichardsonColin MorganMr BrittainDominic WestAunt BelleJoanna ScanlanMiss LorimerMiranda RichardsonWinifred HoltbyAlexandra RoachMrs LeightonAnna ChancellorBettyCharlotte Hope

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rolenameDirectorJames Kent

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Theatrical distributor

Lionsgate

Released on

2015-01-16

Languages

English | German

Guidance

Violence.

Available on

DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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