Being 17 vs Hair of the Bear
Hair of the Bear has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.8/10 for Being 17). Hair of the Bear is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 56m. Being 17 is the older of the two (2016 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Being 17
Hair of the Bear| Being 17 | Hair of the Bear | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 56m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Canada |
| Director | André Téchiné | Alexandre Trudeau, James McLellan |
| Main cast | Kacey Mottet Klein, Sandrine Kiberlain, Corentin Fila, Alexis Loret, Jean Fornerod | Malia Baker, Robert Naylor, Roy Dupuis, Catherine Bérubé, Jonathan Lawrence |
Synopsis
Being 17
Damien lives with his mother Marianne, a doctor, while his father, a pilot, is on a tour of duty abroad with the French military. At school, Damien is bullied by Thomas, who lives in the farming community up in the mountains. The boys find themselves living together when Marianne invites Thomas to come and stay with them while his mother is ill in hospital. Damien must learn to live with the boy who terrorized him.
Hair of the Bear
Refusing to go to school, anxious 16-year-old Tori is driven by her mother to her grandfather's rustic cabin in Eastern Manitoba on the remote American-Canadian border. As Tori struggles to adapt to the woodsman ways of her French Canadian grandfather, she ultimately must embrace the outdoors if she is to survive the deadly game of cat and mouse she is thrust into.
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