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

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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