Testament of youth
(Weekly Rental DVD)

Extras to be confirmed, Region 2, 1 disc(s), Interactive menus, Languages (English)

Made in 2015

Based on the autobiography by Vera Brittain

Cast: Hayley Atwell, Kit Harrington, Dominic West, Alicia Vikander, Emily Watson, Miranda Richardson, Colin Morgan, Anna Chancellor, Taron Egerton, Joanna Scanlan, Charlotte Hope, Jonathan Bailey

Credits: music, Max Richter; cinematographer, Rob Hardy

Adaptation of Vera Brittain's autobiography. In 1913, Brittain (Alicia Vikander) is set to take up a place reading English at Somerville College, Oxford, but with the outbreak of the Great War and the enlisting of her fiance (Kit Harrington) and brother Edward (Taron Egerton), she instead opts to sacrifice her studies and become a volunteer nurse, working at the Western Front. Here Brittain witnesses the harsh realities of war first hand, undergoing a series of horrific experiences which will have a lasting influence on her life.

BBFC code: 12