Storyline

This cinéma vérité documentary covers several months in the lives of a group of high school students in Muncie, Ind. The filmmaker focuses on Lynn, a white girl whose relationship with an African-American student has caused controversy. After a cross is burned on her lawn, Lynn responds with righteous anger rather than fear, standing up to her community's bigotry. Meanwhile, Lynn's peers face their own trials, including an unplanned pregnancy and alcohol abuse.

Plot Keywords

high-school student, mother, teacher, friend, boyfriend, raw, striking, somber, emotional, indiana, high school, interracial relationship, car crash, teen pregnancy, alcohol, marijuana, racism, forbidden love, growing up, transformation, 1980s

Short Review

"Do you know where your children are?" was a public service refrain for years, but the question "Seventeen" asks isn't whether someone is watching our children. The filmmakers turn their camera on them, and the bigger query is, "What do we do now?"

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Streaming Service

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