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17 Girls

2011 1h 27m FR
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★5.5TMDB · 332
Drama
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When Camille accidentally becomes pregnant, she encourages her friends and fellow high school classmates to follow suit. It's only a matter of time, before seventeen girls in the high school are pregnant and the town is thrown into a world of chaos.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Behind the camera

Director
Delphine Coulin
Writers
Muriel Coulin, Delphine Coulin
Languages
French
Countries
France

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 5% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Delphine Coulin, shot by Jean-Louis Vialard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Guy Lecorne shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Louise Grinberg and Juliette Darche and Roxane Duran carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1860152 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Delphine Coulin directs. Jean-Louis Vialard behind the camera. Guy Lecorne cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
  • 2Shot for just $4.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
  • 3Earned back only 5% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
  • 4Released 15 years ago.
  • 5Directed by Delphine Coulin, shot by Jean-Louis Vialard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 6Editor Guy Lecorne shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 7Louise Grinberg and Juliette Darche and Roxane Duran carry the top of the cast.
  • 8IMDB entry: tt1860152 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography
Jean-Louis Vialard
Editing
Guy Lecorne
Production design
Benoît Pfauwadel
Costume design
Dorothée Guiraud
Makeup / hair
Sylvie Aid
Runtime
87 min · 1h 27m
Status
Released
Budget
$4,141,459
Box office
$201,607
Return
5% of budget
Original language
FR
Certification (US)
NR

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Delphine Coulin

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Production companies

Who made it

  • AR

    Archipel 33>35

    FR

  • ARTE France Cinéma

    ARTE France Cinéma

    FR

Key crew

  • ProducerDenis Freyd
  • EditorGuy Lecorne
  • Costume DesignDorothée Guiraud
  • CastingAgathe Hassenforder
  • CastingAlexandre Nazarian
  • Production DesignBenoît Pfauwadel
  • Makeup ArtistSylvie Aid
  • HairstylistFouzia Harleman
  • Makeup ArtistSarah Mescoff
  • SoundOlivier Mauvezin

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • pregnancy
  • teenage pregnancy
  • woman director
  • pregnant teen
  • pregnant

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical (limited)2012-09-21NR

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