Being 17
“Adolescence is the only time when you learn something at all”
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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Cast
25 people
Sandrine Kiberlain
Dr. Marianne Delille
Known for
9 Month Stretch
In Safe Hands
Kacey Mottet Klein
Damien Delille
Known for
Happening
The Suicide Shop
Corentin Fila
Thomas Chardoul
Known for
Mortel
Wolf Hall
Alexis Loret
Nathan Delille
Known for
In Harmony
Mariages!
Jean Fornerod
Jacques Chardoul
Known for
Strayed
Mama Prassinos
Christine Chardoul
Known for
The Book of Solutions
Promises
Jean Corso
Paulo
Known for
In the Name of My Daughter
All That Divides Us
Rémi Garcia
Le proviseur
No other roles listed
Maïté Arraiza
La prof de français
No other roles listed
Françoise Gaillard
La prof de maths
Nicole Ellkésir
Prof d'histoire géographie 1
No other roles listed
Didier Hougarou
Prof d'histoire géographie 2
No other roles listed
André Téchiné Director · Céline Sciamma Writer Alexis Rault Composer
Worldwide gross $2M · Budget $6M · United States release June 9, 2016
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$2,000,000
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
Wild Bunch
Production
Fidélité Films
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
La Banque Postale Image 8
Production
Région Midi-Pyrénées
Production
SCOPE Pictures
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Quand on a 17 ans
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Spanish
Release dates
Germany · February 14, 2016
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
France · March 8, 2016
Limited theatrical · Lyon Écrans Mixtes Festival
United States · June 9, 2016
Limited theatrical · Seattle International Film Festival
Australia
June 8, 2016 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
July 31, 2016 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Austria
October 23, 2016 · Digital
Brazil
September 14, 2017 · Theatrical
France
March 18, 2016 · Limited theatrical · Valenciennes Film Festival
March 30, 2016 · Theatrical
August 31, 2016 · Digital
Italy
October 6, 2016 · Theatrical
Serbia
February 27, 2016 · Limited theatrical · Belgrade Film Festival
Spain
September 16, 2016 · Theatrical
Switzerland
March 30, 2016 · Digital
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