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Being 17 (2016)

Original title: Quand on a 17 ans

2016-02-27 · 1h 56m · FR
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Adolescence is the only time when you learn something at all

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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Céline SciammaWriterAndré TéchinéDirector, Writer
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Sandrine KiberlainSandrine KiberlainMarianneKacey Mottet KleinKacey Mottet KleinDamienCorentin FilaCorentin FilaThomasMama PrassinosMama PrassinosChristineAlexis LoretAlexis LoretNathanJean FornerodJean FornerodJean CorsoJean Corso

Keywords

In the closetFirst loveBullyingMale homosexualityGayGay interestLgbt interestHomophobiaLgbt teenGay themePyreneesPyrenees mountain ridge

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityIn The Closet · First Love · BullyingDialogue densityDramaDirector preference332175Actor preference242172 · 368950 · 526679Country preferenceFr

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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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Being 17 has a runtime of 116 minutes.

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