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.
Directed by James Kent
nurse
world war i
poetry
pacifism
flanders
summer
based on memoir or autobiography
compassion
pacifist
war injury
aspiring writer
nursing
edwardian era
oxford university
1910s
edwardian england
summertime
bad news
tenacity
military nurse
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Cast
Alicia Vikander
Vera Brittain
Kit Harington
Roland Leighton
Taron Egerton
Edward Brittain
Colin Morgan
Victor Richardson
Dominic West
Mr. Brittain
Emily Watson
Mrs. Brittain
Hayley Atwell
Hope Milroy
Anna Chancellor
Mrs. Leighton
Miranda Richardson
Miss Lorimer
Joanna Scanlan
Aunt Belle
Alexandra Roach
Winifred Holtby
Jenn Murray
Dorothy
Crew
James Kent
Director
Max Richter
Original Music Composer
Lucia Zucchetti
Editor
Rob Hardy
Director of Photography
David Heyman
Producer
Rosie Alison
Producer
Lucy Bevan
Casting
Lucy Bevan
Production Design
Lucy Cork
Stunt Double
Popular Reviews
75 reviews
Vee Gunn
8.5★ · 09/05/25
yeah so that was depressing! she was an absolute girlboss, but holy shit i was bawling.
yeah so that was depressing! she was an absolute girlboss, but holy shit i was bawling.
maija
10.0★ · 06/30/25
i should’ve read the description before watching…i’m sobbing
i should’ve read the description before watching…i’m sobbing
Emma
6.0★ · 05/31/25
i wish this was marketed less as a love story between strong female character ™ and kit harrington who can't act for shiz but rather a biography of a truly remarkable historical figure and a commentary on the horrors of war... but it was made in 2014 so i get it lol
i wish this was marketed less as a love story between strong female character ™ and kit harrington who can't act for shiz but rather a biography of a truly remarkable historical figure and a commentary on the horrors of war... but it was made in 2014 so i get it lol
Hue
9.1★ · 05/28/25
like no joke I cried so damn hard at 3 am
(HOW COULD I FORGET FRUITY TARON REVEAL?!)
like no joke I cried so damn hard at 3 am
(HOW COULD I FORGET FRUITY TARON REVEAL?!)
Emmi
8.0★ · 05/24/25
«Omg en søt romantisk film kommer på på tv, den er sikkert koselig»
I was then shot 57 times
«Omg en søt romantisk film kommer på på tv, den er sikkert koselig»