The Witnesses
Alternative title: Les témoins

Directed by André Téchiné

A group of friends in 1980s Paris confronts the AIDS epidemic, testing their bonds and resilience.
The Witnesses is one of André Téchiné’s strongest later films, weaving several relationships through the early years of the AIDS crisis with sensitivity and emotional precision. The ensemble is excellent, and the film’s refusal to reduce its characters to tragedy makes its portrait of love, fear and change especially powerful.

The Witnesses

Alternative title: Les témoins

Directed by André Téchiné

A group of friends in 1980s Paris confronts the AIDS epidemic, testing their bonds and resilience.

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The Witnesses is one of André Téchiné’s strongest later films, weaving several relationships through the early years of the AIDS crisis with sensitivity and emotional precision. The ensemble is excellent, and the film’s refusal to reduce its characters to tragedy makes its portrait of love, fear and change especially powerful.