Being 17

Adolescence is the only time when you learn something at all

Feb 27, 2016 1h 56m

6.8

365 votes

Drama

Synopsis

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.

Title	Being 17
Companies	Wild Bunch, Fidélité Films, France 2 Cinéma
Countries	France
Keywords	homophobia, bullying, male homosexuality, in the closet, pyrenees mountain ridge, first love, lgbt teen, gay theme