Fresh
Excitingly convoluted.
David Edelstein, New York Magazine/Vulture
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The Witnesses
Overview
Paris, 1984. A group of friends contend with the first outbreak of the AIDS epidemic.
Director and cast
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Top critics, in their words
86%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Techine's graceful, forceful drama has the tact not to play narrative games with its subject.
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Fresh
Andre Techine's film features a strong ensemble cast. The film pulls no punches in its depiction of lives in crisis.
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Fresh
The 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.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
Director Andre Techine's story is one of subtle emotional tones that require the most of an actor, and the cast is uniformly compelling.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
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