
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... (Full plot summary below)
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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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| Reeling ReviewsLaura CliffordDelphine and Muriel Coulin make their feature film debut using the real life 2008 'pregnancy pact' scandal of Gloucester, Massachusetts as a jumping off point for a stunning looking contemplation on the often obsessive romanticism of teenaged girls. |
| East Bay ExpressKelly VanceThe Coulin sisters spin a web of ironic, double-edged fantasy over the girls of Lorient and their child's-eye view of life. |
| AV ClubNoel MurrayThe insights into girlhood in the opening are coming from the viewpoint of adults, while in a story this strange-but-true, it'd be more helpful to see these kids as they see themselves. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleThe film captures a moment when irrationality and romantic self-delusion go viral -- and the difficulty of containing such elements. |
| Reeling ReviewsRobin CliffordThe story is remarkable in that it does an honest telling of real life events and does it accurately, too. |
| New York TimesStephen HoldenWavering between light comedy and drama with wonderfully natural performances, 17 Girls doesn't judge anyone's behavior. |
| Miami HeraldConnie Ogle17 Girls is allegedly inspired by true events, but this diffident, dreamy film is so insubstantial it's hard to believe there's a speck of reality to be found in it. |
| Slant MagazineKenji FujishimaAt which point does a superficially "nonjudgmental" approach simply seem coy rather than sincerely evenhanded? |
| Film Journal InternationalDavid NohExceedingly well-done film, based on a real news story, which addresses a growing international youth dilemma. |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid Nusair...it's ultimately clear that there just isn't enough story here to sustain a full-length feature... |