17 Girls

France

The leader of a tight-knit group of high school girls gets pregnant and persuades many of the others to do it too...so they can stay together in an ill-conceived world of togetherness. Parents, teachers are bewildered and at a loss. Eventually 15 girls succumb. Adapted from a real incident.

These girls were rebelling against what they saw as the stultifying world of the adults. But their rebellion was idiotic...they knew nothing about parenting or what that level of responsibility brought. They were infused with ideals, dreams. This stunt was what served to bring them in tune with reality.

Concise, well done film. All the girls were good...their acting naturalistic, their characters diverse.

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