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Being 17

Adolescence is the only time when you learn something at all

2016 · 1h 56m · UNRATED Drama
Directed by André Téchiné

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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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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
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
Fresh

Two masters of naturalism deliver a coming-of-age story that dares to let its characters chart their own paths.

David Ehrlich, indieWIRE
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
Fresh

Fila and Klein are equally good in roles that, while more predictable in outcome, benefit from small unexpected moments.

Mark Jenkins, NPR

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