The Witnesses
2007 · Movie · Not Rated · 112 min · ★ 6.4 · 81% critics
In 1984 Paris, a close-knit group of friends faces the fear, confusion, and emotional strain brought on by the early AIDS crisis. As the outbreak spreads, their relationships and sense of security are deeply tested.
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Details
- Original title
- Les Témoins
- Years
- 2007
- Release date
- 2007-03-07
- Language
- French
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Critic score
- 81/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (64 votes)
About
You may like this if you respond to intimate, emotionally serious relationship dramas in the vein of Wild Reeds or One Fine Morning; Not for you if you want a light, fast-moving watch.
Pros: moving friendships; intimate emotional stakes; thoughtful period setting | Cons: heavy subject matter; somber tone; slow pace
Themes
- prostitute
- sibling relationship
- paris, france
- aids
- marseille, france
- cruising
- sexual promiscuity
- hiv
- male homosexuality
- author
- doctor
- opera singer
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Michel Blanc
as Adrien
Emmanuelle Béart
as Sarah
Sami Bouajila
as Mehdi
Julie Depardieu
as Julie
Johan Libéreau
as Manu
Lorenzo Balducci
as Steve
Alain Cauchi
as Shérif
Constance Dollé
as Sandra
Xavier Beauvois
as Publisher
Satya Dusaugey
as Prostitute
Directed by André Téchiné