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Seventeen

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This cinéma vérité documentary covers several months in the lives of a group of high school students in Muncie, Ind. The filmmaker focuses on Lynn, a white girl whose relationship with an African-American student has caused controversy. After a cross is burned on her lawn, Lynn responds with righteous anger rather than fear, standing up to her community's bigotry. Meanwhile, Lynn's peers face their own trials, including an unplanned pregnancy and alcohol abuse.

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Kevin Jagernauth The Playlist 08/19/2015
B-
"Do you know where your children are?" was a public service refrain for years, but the question "Seventeen" asks isn't whether someone is watching our children. The filmmakers turn their camera on them, and the bigger query is, "What do we do now?" Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/22/2011
B
Controversial and provocative documentary than even PBS did not air. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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david f @dfulmer 01/18/2021 A crazy, over-the-top film about a small community in the Midwest. Once you watch it you won't be able to forget it. See more 08/22/2015 Don't buy the DVD - it's a horrible-looking video transfer (done by, who, K-Mart?) of a beautiful film. Wait for the real uncensored version. See more 10/26/2013 Fascinating cinema verite, originally produced for PBS. See more 11/07/2010 It's not surprising that PBS decided not to air this - they probably still couldn't air this today without extensive edits. Really compelling, although the formlessness begins to frustrate in the last half hour or so - after focusing on the one family so much in the beginning and getting into some unexpected issues about interracial relations, the film then abruptly moves on to an extended party scene with characters we know far less about. See more Read all reviews
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Joel DeMott

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Jeff Kreines

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Synopsis This cinéma vérité documentary covers several months in the lives of a group of high school students in Muncie, Ind. The filmmaker focuses on Lynn, a white girl whose relationship with an African-American student has caused controversy. After a cross is burned on her lawn, Lynn responds with righteous anger rather than fear, standing up to her community's bigotry. Meanwhile, Lynn's peers face their own trials, including an unplanned pregnancy and alcohol abuse.
Director
Joel DeMott, Jeff Kreines
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 18, 2015
Runtime
1h 52m
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