Testament of Youth is one of the biopic movies of early 2015 that I am really looking forward to, as Vera Brittain's World War One memoir has been adapted for the big screen.

Testament of Youth

Testament of Youth

Testament of Youth sees James Kent in the director's chair making his feature film directorial debut, while Alicia Vikander and Kit Harington will lead an all-star and very talented cast. Vikander and Harington are two of the most exciting and in demand actors at the moment and Testament of Youth will see them join forces for the first time.

This is just one of the movies that we are going to be seeing them star in this year, as both of their stars are set to rocket even further over the next twelve months.

A brand new clip from the film has been released and we have it for you to take a look at:

Kent may be making his directorial debut with Testament of Youth, but he is no stranger to being at the helm having forged a very successful career in television - in recent years he has the likes of The Thirteenth Tale, The White Queen, Inside Men and Marchlands all under his belt.

As for the cast list, Hayley Atwell, Dominic West, Emily Watson, Colin Morgan, Miranda Richardson, and Anna Chancellor will all star alongside Harington and Vikander in this World War One drama.

Testament of Youth comes at a time when the world is commemorating the First World War and we will get an insight at what it was like during that time by people who experienced it first hand - it is great that their stories are being told on the big screen for the first time.

Testament of Youth is a searing story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain which became the classic testimony of that war from a woman's point of view. A powerful and passionate journey from youthful hopes and dreams to the edge of despair and back again; a film about young love, the futility of war and how to make sense of the darkest times.

Vera Brittain, irrepressible, intelligent and free-minded, overcomes the prejudices of her family and hometown to win a scholarship to Oxford. With everything to live for, she falls in love with her brother's close friend Roland Leighton as they go to University to pursue their literary dreams.

But the First World War is looming and as the boys leave for the front Vera realises she cannot sit idly by as her peers fight for their country, so volunteers as a nurse. She works tirelessly, experiencing all the griefs of war, as one by one her fiancé, her brother and their closest friends are all killed and the pillars of her world shattered. But, an indefatigable spirit, Vera endures and returns to Oxford, irrevocably changed, yet determined to find a new purpose, which spurs her towards a redemptive act of remembrance.

Testament of Youth is released 16th January 2015.


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