Being 17
A touching drama about raging hormones, bullying and sexual awakening - and the strongest film in many years by...Téchiné.
Being 17
Damien is the pampered teenage son of a soldier and a doctor. He lives with his mother in Army barracks in the south of France while his father is on a military mission in the Central African Republic. When he meets Tom, the adopted son of local farmers, the hatred between the two boys is immediate and visceral. But when Tom’s mother is forced to go to the hospital, Damien’s mother quite naturally offers to take Tom into their home for a short while. The tension between the two boys becomes more and more palpable…
Written and directed by Andre Techine (WILD REEDS).
Official Selection: Berlin Int’l Film Festival (Berlinale)
Written and directed by Andre Techine (WILD REEDS).
Official Selection: Berlin Int’l Film Festival (Berlinale)
Genre
Drama,
LGBT
Runtime
116
Language
French
Director
André Téchiné
Cast
Kacey Mottet Klein,
Sandrine Kiberlain,
Corentin Fila
Awards:
Nominee, Golden Bear, Berlin International Film Festival
FEATURED REVIEW
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice
A young man tramples through the snow in fast, furious, headlong motion in the beginning of André Téchiné’s Being 17, a film that proceeds at a similar clip. So have many of the director’s previous works: Téchiné, who began making movies five decades ago and remains the best-known of France’s post ...
Played at
Playhouse 7 10.14.16 - 10.20.16
Royal 10.14.16 - 10.27.16
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