Testament of Youth

About Testament of Youth

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.

Testament of Youth is a 2015 history war film directed by James Kent. It runs 129 minutes and was released in January 2015.

Alicia Vikander takes the lead as Vera Brittain, Kit Harington as Roland Leighton, Taron Egerton as Edward Brittain, and Colin Morgan as Victor Richardson. Written by Juliette Towhidi. Production companies include Nordisk Film Denmark and Protagonist Pictures.

Shelv files it under summer, world war i, 1910s, and nurse. In the United States it streams on Howdy Amazon Channel and Hulu.

Tolkien, Doctor Zhivago, and The Red Baron make useful companions to Testament of Youth, all filed under edwardian england and oxford university. It scores 7.2 out of 10 from 814 TMDB voters and it carries a PG-13 rating.