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Being 17

Adolescence is the only time when you learn something at all

6.8(390)20161h 56m2

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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Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
$2M
Language
French
  • homophobia
  • bullying
  • male homosexuality
  • in the closet
  • pyrenees mountain ridge
  • first love
  • lgbt
  • lgbt teen
  • gay theme

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical (limited)Seattle International Film Festival9 Jun 2016
  • AustraliaAU

    • PremiereSydney Film Festival8 Jun 2016
    • PremiereMelbourne International Film Festival31 Jul 2016
  • AustriaAT

    • Digital / OTT1223 Oct 2016
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical14 Sept 2017
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical (limited)Lyon Écrans Mixtes Festival8 Mar 2016
    • Theatrical (limited)Valenciennes Film Festival18 Mar 2016
    • Theatrical30 Mar 2016
    • Digital / OTT31 Aug 2016
  • GermanyDE

    • Premiere12Berlin International Film Festival14 Feb 2016
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical6 Oct 2016
  • SerbiaRS

    • Theatrical (limited)Belgrade Film Festival27 Feb 2016
  • SpainES

    • Theatrical16 Sept 2016
  • SwitzerlandCH

    • Digital / OTT1630 Mar 2016

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Being 17 was released on 27 February 2016.

Audience reviews

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  • R

    Reno

    9/4/2017

    7/10

    **Rivalry, that's where sometimes it all begins.** I don't know why this film has not been watched by many. This is a good film, a good French gay film. Like many reviewers had already mentioned, this is not your typical gay theme. It would have been better if you had tried it without knowing what kind of story is this. Anyway, I mentioned it, but it is not a spoiler if you thought so. It would have landed at you …

  • K

    kinrich30

    8/30/2026

    4/10

    This was a fairly good movie and for the most part enjoyable. I think it lacked motivation for one of the characters though, he started out as a bully, but we never really learn why, he does give a slight answer for it later, but it just seems like there should have been more to it. The gay part of the story had a happy ending, but the non-gay part did not, so it's kind of a mixed reaction to this one.

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