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Adolescence is the only time when you learn something at all - Being 17
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Title: Being 17

Release Date: 27 Feb 2016

Runtime: 1h 56m

Genre: Drama

Director: Wild Bunch, Fidélité Films, France 2 Cinéma

Production Companies: Wild Bunch, Fidélité Films, France 2 Cinéma

Overview: 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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Average Vote: 6.8 (361 votes)

Cast

  • Marianne: Sandrine Kiberlain
  • Damien: Kacey Mottet Klein
  • : Jean Fornerod
  • Thomas: Corentin Fila
  • Christine: Mama Prassinos
  • Nathan: Alexis Loret
  • : Jean Corso
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