The Witnesses
The Witnesses

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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 beg... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Witnesses:

Michel Blanc
Emmanuelle Béart
Sami Bouajila
Julie Depardieu
Johan Libéreau
Lorenzo Balducci

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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.

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Filmcritic.com - 9/10 by Chris Barsantilittle more than a cursory glance at a particularly eventful period in history, one that deserves art of a more thoughtful nature.
TV Guide - 9/10 by Ken FoxTechine's unwillingness to soften his characters reflects a rare honesty about human nature that's rarely seen in movies, particularly movies about fatal illnesses, and his film is an engaging and particularly French character study.
Film4 - 8/10 by Anton BitelIn Techine's nuance-sensitive Aids drama, the characters feel as real as they are multi-faceted - but they are rarely engaging.
Philadelphia Weekly - 8/10 by Sean BurnsUnyieldingly pleasant and way too fussy for its own good... so sunny and polite it makes Rent look like Cruising.
Village Voice - 8/10 by Nathan LeeThe Witnesses forms a magnificent trilogy with "Son Frère" (2003), Patrice Chéreau's devastating account of fraternal devotion in the face of death, and the amazing, acerbic "Before I Forget," a brooding and bitter tale of survival coming soon from Jacques Nolot, here lending an iconic cameo as the proprietor of Manu's hooker hotel.
Chicago Tribune - 8/10 by Michael PhillipsThe Witnesses may be schematic, but it lets each character live and breathe. The film captures a time and place that seems very distant now.
Chicago Sun-Times - 8/10 by Roger EbertThe Witnesses doesn't pay off with a great operatic pinnacle, but it's better that way. Better to show people we care about facing facts they care desperately about, without the consolation of plot mechanics.
Los Angeles CityBeat - 8/10 by Andy KleinIt is a huge credit to the actors that we end up caring about these deeply flawed individuals.
BBC.com - 8/10 by Tom DawsonBristling with emotional intensity, this is far superior to earlier AIDS-related dramas such as the platitudinous Philadelphia.
Variety - 8/10 by Deborah YoungDespite its grim subject, the powerful storytelling projects the strongly affirmative message that it's a miracle to be alive and bear witness to those who did not survive. This memorable film, one of Techine's best, is in no way limited to gay viewers.

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