The Witnesses

This article is about the 2007 film. For the 2014 television series, see Witnesses (TV series).
The Witnesses
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAndré Téchiné
Written byAndré Téchiné
Laurent Guyot
Vivianne Zingg
Produced bySaïd Ben Saïd
StarringMichel Blanc
Emmanuelle Béart
Sami Bouajila
Julie Depardieu
Johan Libéreau
CinematographyJulien Hirsch
Edited byMartine Giordano
Music byPhilippe Sarde
Release dates
  • 7 March 2007 (2007-03-07) (France)
  • 1 February 2008 (2008-02-01) (USA)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$6.8 million [1]
Box office$3 million [1]

The Witnesses (French: Les Témoins) is a 2007 French drama film directed by André Téchiné, starring Michel Blanc, Sami Bouajila, Emmanuelle Béart and Johan Libéreau. The film, set in Paris in 1984, explores the lives of a closely knit group of friends who are impacted with the sudden outbreak of the AIDS epidemic. The Witnesses was critically acclaimed.

  1. ^ a b "The Witnesses". jpbox-office. Retrieved April 8, 2011.