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Testament of Youth
2014
· Movie
· 129 min
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1355
- IMDb #1817
- Google retired #950
- Rotten Tomatoes #1545
- Metacritic #1134
- Letterboxd #1807
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1656
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1878
- Metacritic Critics #958
- Metacritic Audience #1625
- Criticker #1508
- Kinopoisk #814
- AlloCiné #990
Every rating
52–92
out of 100
A determined young woman fights to attend Oxford University against her father's wishes, dreaming of becoming a writer. Her life and the lives of her brother and their friends are irrevocably shattered by the outbreak of World War I. She postpones her studies to serve as a war nurse, witnessing the horrific cost of the conflict firsthand.
Details
- Director
- James Kent
- Writer
- Juliette Towhidi
- Based on
- Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain
- Released
- 16 January 2015
- Country
- Denmark, United Kingdom
- Language
- English, German
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Box office
- $1.8M
- Awards
- 1 win, 3 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2016 | Best Breakthrough Performance | Alicia Vikander | Winner |
| London Critics Circle Film Awards 2015 | Breakthrough British Filmmaker | James Kent | Nominee |
| British Independent Film Awards 2014 | Best Actress | Alicia Vikander | Nominee |
| London Film Festival 2014 | Best British Newcomer | Taron Egerton | Nominee |
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Alliance of Women Film Journalists
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Alicia Vikander | Winner |
British Independent Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Alicia Vikander | Nominee |
London Critics Circle Film Awards
1 nomination
| Breakthrough British Filmmaker | James Kent | Nominee |
London Film Festival
1 nomination
| Best British Newcomer | Taron Egerton | Nominee |