Witnesses, the (2007) France
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Director:Techine, Andre
Studio:UGC Distribution
Writer:André Téchiné, Laurent Guyot
Rating:6.8 (1,584 votes)
Date Added:2012-06-05
Awards:2 wins & 4 nominations
Genre:French films
IMDb:0487273
Duration:1:12:00
Aspect Ratio:2.35 : 1
Sound:DTS
Languages:French
Subtitles:English
LAC code:300008755
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Techine, Andre  ...  (Director)
André Téchiné, Laurent Guyot  ...  (Writer)
 
Michel Blanc  ...  Adrien
Emmanuelle Béart  ...  Sarah
Sami Bouajila  ...  Mehdi
Julie Depardieu  ...  Julie
Johan Libéreau  ...  Manu
Constance Dollé  ...  Sandra
Lorenzo Balducci  ...  Steve
Alain Cauchi  ...  Sheriff
David Barbas  ...  Medhi's colleague
Xavier Beauvois  ...  L'éditeur
Raphaëline Goupilleau  ...  La mère de Julie et Manu
Jacques Nolot  ...  Le patron de l'hôtel
Maïa Simon  ...  La mère de Sarah
Bertrand Soulier  ...  Doctor #1
Summary: June 1984 to June 1985, from happy days to war to summer's return. A middle-aged doctor in Paris, Adrien, meets Manu, a young gay man from the provinces who lives with his sister, an opera singer. Adrien likes Manu, loves him even, in a Platonic relationship. Sarah, a writer, and Mehdi, a vice-squad cop, have an infant. Sarah discovers she has no taste for parenthood. Adrien bring Manu to Sarah's country cabin where Mehdi saves Manu from drowning. Back in Paris, an affair begins as a plague descends on Parisian gays. There are tests, illness, anger, relief, separations, and death. A year later, these friends meet again at the summer place. They are witnesses to how happiness has changed.