THE WITNESSES

| 2007 – 112′ – Drama.
Written by: André Téchiné, Laurent Guyot, Viviane Zingg.
Directed by: André Téchiné.
Starring: Satya Dusaugey, Michel Blanc, Emmanuelle Béart, Sami Bouajila, Julie Depardieu, Johan Libéreau, Lorenzo Balducci, Alain Cauchi, Jacques Nolot, Xavier Beauvois.
Official Selections Berlin International Film Festival 2007, 2008 Cesar Awards winner Best Supporting Actor (Sami Bouajila).
In French with English subtitles.
A Strand Releasing release. |

Adrien (Michel Blanc) is a middle-aged doctor who’s still single and enjoys cruising younger men. One night he’s sexually rebuffed by a boy named Manu (Johan Libéreau) but pursues a friendship with him anyway. He takes Manu along on a seaside vacation with his best friend, Sarah (Emmanuelle Béart), and her policeman husband, Mehdi (Sami Bouajila). Shortly thereafter, Manu and Mehdi begin an affair, causing significant tension within the two couples that worsen when Manu is diagnosed with AIDS.

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