Being 17 (2016)

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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.

Released: 2016-02-27
Genres: Drama
Runtime: 1h 56m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 392 votes

Directed by André Téchiné.

Top cast

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
Rémi Garcia as Le proviseur
Maïté Arraiza as La prof de français
Françoise Gaillard as La prof de maths

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Where to watch Being 17

United States: stream on Strand Releasing Amazon Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube

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