Being 17
Being 17
Being 17
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2016
1h 56m
6.8(372 votes)
Drama

Overview

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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Wild Bunch
France 2 Cinéma

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Cast & Crew

25 members
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Sandrine Kiberlain

Dr. Marianne Delille

Sandrine Kiberlain
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Kacey Mottet Klein

Damien Delille

Kacey Mottet Klein
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Corentin Fila

Thomas Chardoul

Corentin Fila
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Alexis Loret

Nathan Delille

Alexis Loret
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Jean Fornerod

Jacques Chardoul

Jean Fornerod
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Mama Prassinos

Christine Chardoul

Mama Prassinos
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Jean Corso

Paulo

Jean Corso
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Rémi Garcia

Le proviseur

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Maïté Arraiza

La prof de français

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Françoise Gaillard

La prof de maths

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Nicole Ellkésir

Prof d'histoire géographie 1

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Didier Hougarou

Prof d'histoire géographie 2

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Gérard Labelle

Le prof de sport

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Christelle Ripa

La prof d'espagnol

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Vanessa Duran

La prof de chimie

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Julien Pichon

Le surveillant

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Édouard Lamoitier

Marc

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Elian Bannoura

Le colonel

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Tamara De Leener

L'assistante sociale

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Candice Rousseau

Elève cours de français

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Morgane Sachot

Elève cours de français

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Célia Paludetto

Elève cours d'espagnol

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Hubert Rollet

Le général

Hubert Rollet
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Tanneguy Arnaud

L'ordonnance

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Sylvie Bachy

Employée pompes funèbres

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