Being 17

Being 17

Adolescence is the only time when you learn something at all

2016 · 116 min · ★ 6.8 · Drama

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.

Directed by André Téchiné · Written by Céline Sciamma

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