Les Témoins
2007 Drama   

 

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  Director: André Téchiné
Starring: Michel Blanc, Emmanuelle Béart, Sami Bouajila, Julie Depardieu, Johan Libéreau

Synopsis
In the summer of 1984, a young man named Manu arrives in Paris looking for work.  He stays with his sister, Julie, who rents a pokey room in a cheap hotel.  He is befriended by a cultivated 50-something doctor, who introduces him to a young married couple, Sarah and Mehdi.  The latter both have a liberal attitude towards sexual relationships and within no time Manu and Mehdi have embarked on a passionate love affair.  But then an event happens that will make a lasting impression on all of their lives.  It is an event defined by a single four-letter word that will for many years become synonymous with death and divine judgement.  AIDS...



Credits
  • Director: André Téchiné
  • Script: Laurent Guyot, André Téchiné, Viviane Zingg
  • Photo: Julien Hirsch
  • Music: Philippe Sarde
  • Cast: Michel Blanc (Adrien), Emmanuelle Béart (Sarah), Sami Bouajila (Mehdi), Julie Depardieu (Julie), Johan Libéreau (Manu), Constance Dollé (Sandra), Lorenzo Balducci (Steve), Alain Cauchi (Sheriff), Raphaëline Goupilleau (La mère de Julie et Manu), Jacques Nolot (Le patron de l’hôtel)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Runtime: 115 min
  • Aka: The Witnesses



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