Being 17

High in the spectacular Pyrenees, Marianne, the local doctor, is called out to an isolated farm to tend to an ailing woman. She takes an instant liking to her patient’s adopted son, the handsome Thomas. When the boy’s mother is admitted to hospital, Marianne invites Thomas to stay with her and her son Damien. She’s unaware of the longstanding antagonism between the two.

Being 17 is an intimate, engrossing and original coming-of-age drama.

Filmography: The Girl on the Train (2009), Witnesses (2007), Changing Times (2004), Alice and Martin (1998), Hotel America (1981).