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Being 17
Adolescence is the only time when you learn something at all
Adolescence is the only time when you learn something at all
Drama - 2016
Being 17
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Set in the beautiful high Pyrenees in south-west France, 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 terrorised him.
Director:
,
André Téchiné
Cast:
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Sandrine Kiberlain
,
Alexis Loret
,
Kacey Mottet Klein
,
Corentin Fila

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Rated:
UNRATED
Runtime:
116 min
Release date:
27 Feb 2016
Country:
FR
Languages:
French
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$2,000,000
Awards:
2 wins & 9 nominations.

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Fila and Klein are equally good in roles that, while more predictable in outcome, benefit from small unexpected moments.
– Mark Jenkins,
NPR,
6 Oct 2016
fresh:
A touching drama about raging hormones, bullying and sexual awakening - and the strongest film in many years by the post-New Wave French director Andre Techine.
– Stephen Holden,
New York Times,
6 Oct 2016
fresh:
Two masters of naturalism deliver a coming-of-age story that dares to let its characters chart their own paths.
– David Ehrlich,
indieWIRE,
6 Oct 2016
fresh:
Techine, despite being 70, shows a sharp eye not just for how young people of today dress and accessorize, but how they carry themselves.
– Glenn Kenny,
RogerEbert.com,
7 Oct 2016
fresh:
If the film has a governing principle, it's that love doesn't take root in a vacuum, and its path is never perfectly straight.
– Justin Chang,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Oct 2016
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