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.
Being 17 has generally received very positive reviews.
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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 26 Oct 2016
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Being 17 was released in 2016 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 19 reviews, giving Being 17 (2016) an average rating of 75%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 80% and users giving an average score of 83%.
With a score of 75%, Being 17 is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2016, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2016 with similar scores include films like Finding Dory, 20th Century Women and Housebound.
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