Being 17 (2016) Poster

(2016)

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Sex & Nudity

  • A man and a woman make love. He is on top naked. It turns out to be a dream. Her breasts can be seen when she wakes up.
  • Two teenage boys make love, sleep together and make love again, taking turns in sexual position roles. Both are visible with full frontal nudity together, but not during the intercourse itself whereby only the upper body is in frame. Neither a condom is shown nor is it implied that one is used.
  • A teenage boy goes skinny dipping. Very brief full frontal nudity and seen naked from the back, as and before he dives into the water.
  • Two teenage boys kiss in the secondary school lavatory.

Violence & Gore

  • A teenage boy snaps a farm chicken's neck, instantly killing it.
  • A teenage boy is seen being victim of physical harassment and bullying by another teenage boy, at school.
  • A man instructs a teenage boy in melee combat a bit, and they practice some self-defense moves.
  • Two teenage boys practise self-defense together, sparring with adult supervision.
  • Two teenage boys fistfight in a secluded location. It is kind of on the level of sparring but more of an unfriendly brawl.
  • In a moment of sudden transition from tranquility to tension, a teenage boy's attempt to surprise shove another teenage boy is countered in such a way that he winds up falling down a foliage-rich hill and breaking his arm.
  • The boy with broken arm hits another boy in the nose. Some blood.

Profanity

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • On several occasions, a teenage boy smokes a cigarette.
  • A soldier smokes a cigarette.
  • A few glasses of wine are consumed.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Some of the humiliation is quite intense, and stalking is often a slightly terrifying prelude to the physical abuse.
  • A woman discovers the bruising from the fight
  • A recent widow grieves and cries

Spoilers

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Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • A teenage boy wants to meet an older man to further explore his being attracted to other males in general (rather than only a particular crush). The man refuses his advances.
  • The family is informed that the father was killed in action. His body is brought home. There is a funeral.
  • A sickly pregnant woman goes into labour. In all but one of her previous pregnancies, the offspring did not survive. This time around, there is a risk that she herself will not survive the process.

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