Testament of Youth (film)

Testament of Youth is a 2014 British biographical drama film based on the First World War memoir of the same name written by Vera Brittain. The film stars Alicia Vikander as Vera Brittain, an independent young woman who abandoned her Oxford studies to become a war nurse. The film was directed by James Kent and written by Juliette Towhidi.

In February 2009, it was announced that BBC Films was developing a feature film adaptation of memoir Testament of Youth written by Vera Brittain, about womens experiences during World War I. The BBC had previously adapted the book as a fivepart television serial which was transmitted on BBC2 in 1979 with Cheryl Campbell as Vera Brittain.Film development had the support of Shirley Williams, Brittains daughter, and of Mark Bostridge, Brittains biographer, editor, and one of her literary executors, who was reportedly acting as consultant on the film. Heyday Films producers David Heyman and Rosie Alison would be producing the film with the BBC, while Juliette Towhidi was adapting the film. James Kent would direct the film. OnFebruary 2014 Protagonist Pictures came on board to handle international sales and launched the film at the Berlin International Film Festival in that month. ........

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