Aaron Pearl Brad as Brad. Aloma Wright Alicia as Alicia. Andrew Jackson Guy as Guy. Malcolm Scott Randy as Randy. Frank C. Turner Custodian as Custodian.
Josh Byer Skinhead as Skinhead. Chad Faust Tough as Tough. Daniella Evangelista Girlfriend as Girlfriend. Michael P. Northey Phone Guy as Phone Guy. Jeffrey Porter. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. After year-old misfit Jones Dillon Wood drops out of college on his first day, he moves into an old apartment building where he soon becomes entangled in the lives of his kooky new neighbors, including a temperamental photographer Potente and a self-absorbed aspiring actress Moore.
When he's not busy flirting with the ladies or learning to live on his own, would-be writer Jones divides his time between fending off queries from his alcoholic mother Perkins , penning letters to an absentee father, and indulging in an overactive fantasy life. You're only seventeen once. For Jones Dillon, it's one time too many. Rated R for language and some sexuality. Add content advisory. Did you know Edit. Quotes Lisa : Things take time, but I can't wait forever.
User reviews 54 Review. Top review. Respect and purpose. His mom had been, in her youth, a self-absorbed, dope-smoking and thrill-seeking Bohemian, who fell for an equally superficial and pretentious pseudo-intellectual of the writer variety, and by the time he went out for a pack of cigarettes never to return, she had found herself pregnant.
That would have been the end of her story had mom been a pauper, but her family had money, so by the time the story opens the son had been shuttled around through every prep-school in the country. He never knew his father, and what he knew about his mother was that she never grew up. What little his mother would say about his father were myths, which he clings to desperately in this story.
All he has for proof is an old typewriter, on which he tries to write letters to his father that are never mailed. The whereabouts of the father are not known. Estranged and alienated from his parents, he ends up in an apartment where he can begin to find himself through associations with others who have complicated stories of their own to share. Not surprisingly, he falls in love with an older woman who is much like his mother: self-absorbed and addicted to dysfunctional relationships. Almost as though to redeem his mother through the woman, he tries to prove himself the better man to her, in contrast to the slick and quick former boyfriend, with his leather clothes and hot guitar.
He is a nice guy that wants to finish better, not last. It is a very mature and well-crafted story. Cipher-J Apr 14, Details Edit. Hector steals a motorbike and things that his grandmother needs that the care home won't provide, which, along with past trouble with the law, lands him in juvenile detention.
Older brother Isma has given up on Hector, frustrated with Hector's behavior and not knowing how to handle or even relate to his younger brother. Both brothers learn and grow, and overall messages are positive, hopeful for their futures. Brief verbal bullying and destruction of Hector's most important possession in the juvenile detention facility. Grandma's imminent death and final resting place is a frequent topic, usually played affectionately and for comedy.
Translated from Spanish: "s--t," "ass," "motherfr," "bulls--t," "f--king," "damn," "crap," "bastard," "retard," and middle-finger gesture for comedic effect. An adult always has beer in the fridge and drinks regularly. Slight excess is shown once when he drinks in a bar; no consequences are shown. Hector, almost of legal age, says he doesn't like alcohol because he doesn't like to lose control.
Hector and Isma steal tranquilizers to give their grandmother every 12 hours to help keep her calm on a long RV trip. Parents need to know that Seventeen Diecisiete is a coming-of-age dramedy in Spanish with English subtitles. There's plenty of strong language translated from Spanish, including "f--k," "s--t," and "motherfr. Hector is trying to cope with the loss of a dog he trained and bonded with that then was adopted out to someone else.
The only sexual content involves relationship problems because of an unplanned pregnancy. There's some drinking. No diagnosis is mentioned, but main character Hector seems to fall on the autism spectrum where he doesn't relate to or understand other people and interprets everything literally. Ultimately, messages are positive about learning how to accept when things don't turn out the way you wanted. Add your rating. Unable to relate to or form connections with other people, Hector is often bullied and made fun of by the other kids in the facility.
To prevent his frequent attempts at running away, Hector's supervisors enroll him in a program that has detainees train stray dogs so they become more adoptable. Hector forms a strong bond with the dog assigned to him, which he names Sheep. Hector is devastated when one day Sheep doesn't arrive at the facility because he's been adopted out. Hector's determined to find where Sheep ended up and get him back, somehow. Can the two brothers also find a way to face life, and all its losses and gains, together as a family again?
This coming-of-age dramedy is quirky, heartwarming, and funny. Although if you're looking for a side-splitting laugh riot, keep going, because the humor in Seventeen comes from smaller moments when we recognize our own foibles through the lovely performances, or from the smart, snappy dialogue, or when we can see the two brothers heading straight for disaster -- again. Hector isn't an easy character to like, but teens will relate to and empathize with him as he struggles with the nuances of right and wrong is it bad to do something wrong if it's for a good reason?
The colorful cast of oddball supporting characters, the beautifully filmed Spanish countryside, and of course, the dogs, make this a nice choice for families with teens who can handle the strong language. Keep a tissue handy at the end. Families can talk about the strong language in Seventeen. Is it realistic? How much is OK in movies, TV shows, or books? Is it a big deal? Is Hector autistic?
Do you know anyone who is? Do you think he's a realistic depiction of someone on the spectrum? Did this portrayal change the way you think about people who have difficulties relating to others? How does taking care of and training Sheep help Hector? Do you think programs that allow inmates to work with animals could be useful and effective?
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Subtitled coming-of-age tale has strong language. NR 99 minutes. Rate movie. Watch or buy.
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