Being 17

2016, Drama/Lgbtq+, 1h 54m

42 Reviews 500+ Ratings

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Being 17 rides the roiling emotions of adolescence through a coming-of-age melodrama whose narrative turbulence smartly reflects the confusion of its protagonists. Read critic reviews

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When his mother takes in a bully whose own mother is ill, the son of a soldier must learn to live with the boy who terrorized him.

Cast & Crew

Sandrine Kiberlain
Sandrine Kiberlain
Marianne Delille
Kacey Mottet Klein
Kacey Mottet Klein
Damien Delille
Corentin Fila
Corentin Fila
Thomas Charpoul
Alexis Loret
Alexis Loret
Nathan Delille
Jean Fornerod
Jean Fornerod
Jacques Charpoul
Mama Prassinos
Mama Prassinos
Christine Charpoul
Jean Corso
Jean Corso
Paulo
Rémi Garcia
Rémi Garcia
Le proviseur
André Téchiné
André Téchiné
Director
André Téchiné
André Téchiné
Screenwriter
Céline Sciamma
Céline Sciamma
Screenwriter
Olivier Delbosc
Olivier Delbosc
Producer
Marc Missonnier
Marc Missonnier
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Albertine Lastera
Albertine Lastera
Film Editing
Michel Nasri
Michel Nasri
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Valérie Pangrazzi
Valérie Pangrazzi
Casting
Nicolas Ronchi
Nicolas Ronchi
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Full Review… Scott Marks San Diego Reader Full Review… J. R. Jones Chicago Reader Full Review… Brad Wheeler Globe and Mail Full Review… Radheyan Simonpillai NOW Toronto Full Review… Alan Zilberman Washington Post Full Review… Tirdad Derakhshani Philadelphia Inquirer Full Review… Brian T. Carney Washington Blade Full Review… David Lamble Bay Area Reporter Full Review… Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Full Review… Alexander Ryll Gay Essential Full Review… Daniel Barnes Dare Daniel Full Review… Michael McNeely The Hindu Business Line
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