Rotten
17 Girls is allegedly inspired by true events, but this diffident, dreamy film is so insubstantial it's hard to believe there's a speck of reality to be found in it.
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald
Overview
When Camille accidentally becomes pregnant, she encourages her friends and fellow high school classmates to follow suit. It's only a matter of time, before seventeen girls in the high school are pregnant and the town is thrown into a world of chaos.
Director and cast
- Muriel Coulin Director
- Delphine Coulin Director
- Louise Grinberg as Camille
- Juliette Darche as Julia
- Roxane Duran as Florence
- Esther Garrel as Flavie
- Yara Pilartz as Clémentine
- Solène Rigot as Mathilde
- Noémie Lvovsky as L'infirmière scolaire
- Florence Thomassin as La mère de Camille
- Carlo Brandt Cast
- Frédéric Noaille Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
68%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The film suggests a state of grace between childhood and adulthood, but the narrative feels increasingly tentative, and the characters remain opaque - "local divas," in one teacher's estimation.
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
The question is why this incident seemed worth dramatizing, especially in such a dreamily romanti-cized way - with perfect pregnancies and friendly baby daddies.
Farran Smith Nehme, New York Post
Fresh
The movie takes you inside the dreamy collective mentality of bored, mildly rebellious girls who look with horror at the lives of their mostly working-class parents.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Fresh
The movie needs a tighter grip, yet the narrative detours, including a beach party and one especially liberating confrontation, can be surprisingly joyous.
John Hartl, Seattle Times
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