The Witnesses
| The Witnesses | |
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| Directed by | André Téchiné |
| Written by | André Téchiné Laurent Guyot Vivianne Zingg |
| Produced by | Saïd Ben Saïd |
| Starring | Michel Blanc Emmanuelle Béart Sami Bouajila Julie Depardieu Johan Libéreau |
| Cinematography | Julien Hirsch |
| Edited by | Martine Giordano |
| Music by | Philippe Sarde |
| Distributed by | UGC Distribution |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $6.8 million |
| Box office | $3 million |
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.