To Be Sixteen (1979)
- Original title
- Avoir 16 ans
- Directed by
- Jean Pierre Lefebvre
- Genre
- drama film, fiction film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 2h 05m
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A 16 year old boy is sent to a mental institution by his father as punishment for being rebellious. The story follows his treatment under a psychiatrist and his struggle within the system.
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What happens
To Be Sixteen (French: Avoir 16 ans) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jean Pierre Lefebvre and released in 1979. The film stars Yves Benoît as Louis, a 16-year-old high school student who is sent to a mental institution by his father (Aubert Pallascio) to punish him for his rebelliousness, and is under the care of a psychiatrist (Gilles Renaud). The film's cast also includes Marthe Choquette, Michèle Magny, Éric Beauséjour, Frédérique Collin, Pierre Curzi, Lise L'Heureux and Jean Marchand. The film premiered in the Directors Fortnight stream at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival, and was later screened in the Critics Choice program at the 1979 Festival of Festivals. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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