On Monday evening, London’s Leicester Square was lit up with flashing lights from the bulbs of many photographers who were on hand to take photographs of the cast and creators of the film TESTAMENT OF YOUTHÂ at the UK film premiere.
The cast including Kit Harington, Alicia Vikander, Colin Morgan, Taron Egerton, Henry Garrett, Jonathan Bailey and the director, James Kent were all in attendance to celebrate the release of the film.Â
James Kent’s TESTAMENT OF YOUTH is an incredibly rousing and emotional adaptation of Vera Brittain’s historical First World War memoir, which had its ultimate unveiling last night.Â
The two star-crossed lovers in the film are played by Vera Brittain’s Alicia Vikander and poet-turned-soldier Roland Leighton (Kit Harington). The beautiful duo create an endearing love story and and a history lesson of war, remembrance and survival not only of love, but life.
The cast were all on top form and the FILM AND TV NOW team were on hand with their camera for a chat… You can watch our interviews with them here.
For those who are eager to watch the film and learn more about its production, BFI and Lionsgate UK have joined forces to present a very special screening of the critically acclaimed TESTAMENT OF YOUTH ahead of its UK release date. The event is the first in a major new programme called BFI Presents, designed to help grow audiences for independent British films.
The TESTAMENT OF YOUTH event will be centred on London’s iconic BFI Southbank on the evening of Monday 12 January, 2015, with audiences across the UK able take part via a live satellite link that will see the event simultaneously beamed into around 400 cinemas nationwide.Â
Tickets for the exclusive screening of TESTAMENT OF YOUTH will be available to buy directly from the box office of participating cinemas or online at www.testamentofyouthtickets.co.uk
TESTAMENT OF YOUTH hits cinemas January 16th:
