Being 17

Being 17

Adolescence is the only time when you learn something at all

2016•1h 56m•6.8/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.8/10(372)

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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Production

Wild Bunch, Fidélité Films, France 2 Cinéma

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Sandrine Kiberlain

Sandrine Kiberlain

Dr. Marianne Delille

Kacey Mottet Klein

Kacey Mottet Klein

Damien Delille

Corentin Fila

Corentin Fila

Thomas Chardoul

Alexis Loret

Alexis Loret

Nathan Delille

Jean Fornerod

Jean Fornerod

Jacques Chardoul

Mama Prassinos

Mama Prassinos

Christine Chardoul

Jean Corso

Jean Corso

Paulo

Rémi Garcia

Le proviseur

Maïté Arraiza

La prof de français

Françoise Gaillard

La prof de maths

Nicole Ellkésir

Prof d'histoire géographie 1

Didier Hougarou

Prof d'histoire géographie 2

Gérard Labelle

Le prof de sport

Christelle Ripa

La prof d'espagnol

Vanessa Duran

La prof de chimie

Julien Pichon

Le surveillant

Édouard Lamoitier

Marc

Elian Bannoura

Le colonel

Tamara De Leener

L'assistante sociale

Candice Rousseau

Elève cours de français

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