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Being 17

Adolescence is the only time when you learn something at all

★ 6.8 2016 116 min 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.

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Release
2016-02-27
TMDB score
6.8/10
Original language
FR
Status
Released
Production
France
Studio
Wild Bunch, Fidélité Films, France 2 Cinéma
Topicshomophobiabullyingmale homosexualityin the closetpyrenees mountain ridgefirst lovelgbtlgbt teen

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