17 Girls (2011)

When a rebellious teenager finds out that she is already eight weeks pregnant, she forms a pact with sixteen of her classmates to get pregnant simultaneously, raise their children together, and most of all, be in charge of their lives.

Directors:

Delphine Coulin, Muriel Coulin

Writers:

Delphine Coulin, Muriel Coulin

Stars:

Louise Grinberg, Juliette Darche, Roxane Duran

3 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Louise Grinberg	...	Camille
Juliette Darche	...	Julia
Roxane Duran	...	Florence
Esther Garrel	...	Flavie
Yara Pilartz	...	Clémentine
Solène Rigot	...	Mathilde
Noémie Lvovsky	...	L'infirmière scolaire
Florence Thomassin	...	La mère de Camille
Carlo Brandt	...	Le proviseur
Frédéric Noaille	...	Florian
Arthur Verret	...	Tom
Philippine Raude Toulliou	...	Philippine
Sharleen Le Mero Pietruszka	...	Sharleen
Charlotte Alonso	...	Charlotte
Julia Ballester	...	Julia

Storyline

This summer, at the port-city of Lorient in Brittany, something amazing happened. Young rebellious dreamer Camille is already eight weeks pregnant, the father of her unborn child is completely unimportant and out of the picture, nevertheless, the unripe school girl boldly decides to keep the baby. And then comes the unforeseen surprise. Camille, as the undisputed alpha-girl in class, convinces her high school friends to form an unbreakable pact and get pregnant simultaneously, raise their children together, be free, happy, and most of all, in charge of their lives. Before long, sixteen more girls will confidently take the plunge in a purposeful act of emancipation, dreaming of changing the world and courageously trying something different from their fearful parents. Is this the face of progress or is it just an unquiet and tumultuous childish curiosity? Either way, when you are an intrepid beautiful dreamer full of energy, who can really stand in your way?

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Plot Keywords:

f rated | title directed by female | face slap | driving lesson | ambulance | 

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Taglines:

Puberty Means Utopia.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [France]

Country:

France

Language:

French English

Release Date:

21 September 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

17 Girls

Filming Locations:

Roche Sèche, Erdeven, Morbihan, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,449, 23 September 2012

Gross USA:

$15,123

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$204,005

Company Credits

Production Co:

Archipel 35, Arte France Cinéma, Canal+

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film is based on real events that took place in Gloucester, Massachusetts, in 2008.

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Quotes

Camille: There was guy who found a penguin on the beach. He asked a policeman what he should do with it. And the policeman said: "You should take it to the zoo." The guy said: "Yes. Good idea. I'll take it to the zoo." Two days later, the same policeman's doing his rounds, and he ran into the same guy, still with the penguin. So he said: "Haven't you taken it to the zoo yet?" The guy said: "I did, and he loved it. Now I'm taking him to the movies."

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Soundtracks

Satin Sounds
by Walter Dick
K Musik / Kpm Music International

User Reviews

There's something in the culture

Men, women, young, old, when somebody from France makes a movie about coming of age the best word to describe that work is slime.

Slow script. Rigid delivery. The production team is unable to get closer to the chosen issue, but at least they can take the clothes off some young bodies and parade them around for the viewing pleasure of an audience that might creep a lot of people.