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The Witnesses · LeviOsa

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2007·TP

DramaRomance1h 52m

🍅86%

🍅

86%

Tomatometer

🍿

65%

Popcornmeter

6.4

TMDB

Storyline

Paris, 1984. A group of friends contend with the first outbreak of the AIDS epidemic.

Trailers

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Official Trailer

Details

DirectorAndré Téchiné

ReleasedMar 7, 2007

StatusReleased

Original languageFrench

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideTPFR

Studios

France 2 CinémaUGC Distribution

SBS Productions

Cast

Michel Blanc

Michel Blanc

Adrien

Emmanuelle Béart

Emmanuelle Béart

Sarah

Sami Bouajila

Sami Bouajila

Mehdi

Julie Depardieu

Julie Depardieu

Julie

Johan Libéreau

Johan Libéreau

Manu

Lorenzo Balducci

Lorenzo Balducci

Steve

Alain Cauchi

Alain Cauchi

Shérif

Constance Dollé

Constance Dollé

Sandra

Xavier Beauvois

Xavier Beauvois

Publisher

Satya Dusaugey

Satya Dusaugey

Prostitute

Jacques Nolot

Jacques Nolot

Hotel manager

Raphaëline Goupilleau

Raphaëline Goupilleau

Julie and Manu's mother

Where to watch(NG)

Stream

Strand Releasing Amazon Channel

Rent / Buy

Amazon Video

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

6 fresh · 1 rotten

Critics consensus

“French director André Téchiné successfully weaves five gripping stories in an engaging and realistic film about the early days of the AIDS epidemic.”

86% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

D

David Edelstein

RTNew York Magazine/VultureOct 18, 2008

Excitingly convoluted.

M

Michael Phillips

RTChicago TribuneOct 18, 2008

Techine's graceful, forceful drama has the tact not to play narrative games with its subject.

V

V.A. Musetto

RTNew York PostJul 16, 2008

André Téchiné's film features a strong ensemble cast. The film pulls no punches in its depiction of lives in crisis.

K

Kathy Fennessy

RTSeattle Film BlogJul 21, 2024

Mostly, the film is an elegy for lives lost in vain. And forgotten. As much as I can't stand the phrase "life-affirming," The Witnesses is anything but depressing.

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Information

Title

The Witnesses

Released

Mar 7, 2007

Rated

TP

Region of Origin

France

Original Audio

French

Runtime

1h 52m

Status

Released

Studios

France 2 Cinéma, UGC Distribution

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