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The Witnesses is a french film of genre Drama directed by André Téchiné released in USA on 18 january 2008 with Michel Blanc
The Witnesses (2007)
Les Témoins
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 18 january 2008
Length 1h52
Directed by André Téchiné
OriginFrance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Bisexuality-related films, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Films about prostitution, Aviation films, Erotic thriller films, LGBT-related films, HIV/AIDS in film, LGBT-related film
Rating68%
The Witnesses (French: Les Témoins) is a 2007 French drama film directed by André Téchiné, starring Michel Blanc, Sami Bouajila, Emmanuelle Béart and Johan Libéreau. The film, set in Paris in 1984, explores the lives of a closely knit group of friends who are impacted with the sudden outbreak of the AIDS epidemic. The Witnesses was critically acclaimed.
Synopsis
It is the summer of 1984 in Paris. Sarah, a well-to-do writer of children’s books, and her working-class husband, Mehdi, an inspector of North African descent, are confronting some marital problems after the recent arrival of their first child. Sarah, stumbling over a bout of writer's block, has little maternal instinct towards their newborn baby, whose cries she tunes out with earplugs while she works. Her husband despairs when she neglects the child, does what he can to fill in, and sometimes parks the child with his parents. The couple have an open marriage and both are allowed to take outside lovers in a “don’t ask, don’t tell” arrangement that seems to work, although not without tensions.Actors
Michel Blanc
(Adrien)
Emmanuelle Béart
(Sarah)
Sami Bouajila
(Mehdi)
Julie Depardieu
(Julie)
Johan Libéreau
(Manu)
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