BEING 17
| 2016 – 114′ – Drama, LGBTQ+.
Written by: André Téchiné, Céline Sciamma.
Directed by: André Téchiné.
Starring: Sandrine Kiberlain, Kacey Mottet Klein, Corentin Fila, Alexis Loret, Jean Fornerod, Mama Prassinos, Jean Corso, Edouard Lamoitier.
Official Selections Berlin International Film Festival 2016, Chicago International Film Festival 2026.
In French with English subtitles.
A Strand Releasing release. |
Damien and Thomas are teenagers from very different upbringings who go to the same high school, but can’t stand each other. When circumstances bring Damien’s mother Marianne to invite Thomas to live with them, the young men are forced to coexist and work through their emerging attraction and complicated desires. BEING 17 is a moving exploration of adolescent sexual awakening from renowned French director André Téchiné.