Being 17
2016 · Movie · Unrated · 116 min · ★ 6.8 · 89% critics
Damien lives with his mother Marianne, a doctor, while his father, a pilot, is on a tour of duty abroad with the French military. At school, Damien is bullied by Thomas, who lives in the farming community up in the mountains. The boys find themselves living together when Marianne invites Thomas to come and stay with them while his mother is ill in hospital. Damien must learn to live with the boy who terrorized him.
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Details
- Original title
- Quand on a 17 ans
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-02-27
- Language
- French
- Rated
- Unrated
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Critic score
- 89/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (380 votes)
Themes
- homophobia
- bullying
- male homosexuality
- in the closet
- pyrenees mountain ridge
- first love
- lgbt
- lgbt teen
- gay theme
Cast & crew
Sandrine Kiberlain
as Dr. Marianne Delille
Kacey Mottet Klein
as Damien Delille
Corentin Fila
as Thomas Chardoul
Alexis Loret
as Nathan Delille
Jean Fornerod
as Jacques Chardoul
Mama Prassinos
as Christine Chardoul
Jean Corso
as Paulo
- RG
Rémi Garcia
as Le proviseur
- MA
Maïté Arraiza
as La prof de français
- FG
Françoise Gaillard
as La prof de maths
Directed by André Téchiné