Vera is a middle-aged sign language interpreter, whose life is disrupted by her husband’s suicide who has to face the raw reality of going against the deep-seated gender issues of our times.

Testament of Youth is a powerful story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain, which has become the classic testimony of that war from a woman’s point of view. A searing journey from youthful hopes and dreams to the edge of despair and back again, it’s a film about young love, the futility of war and how to make sense of the darkest times.