Title:
Seventeen - Mädchen sind die besseren Jungs
Released: 2003
Genre: Comedy
/ Romance
Runtime: 94 min
Country: Germany
Language: German
Comments:
Typical
soap. This is not really a realistic movie, but you
wouldn't have expected it to be realistic. Handsome
actors in their mid-twenties perform as teenagers
in a boarding school.
The
main character is the girl Luca, dressing up as a
boy (quite convincing, actually) and taking the place
of a boy who prefers the career of a runaway. Chico,
her new best friend, falls in love with her (after
some unsuccessful sex adventures) and believes he's
gay. But he's not gay, only the principal's assistant
is - by the way the only teacher, apart from the mean
principal, figuring at least as supporting actor.
Lessons don't take place, and in fact the only activity
apart from running after girls or alcohol is boxing.
Luca is a great boxer, and this is useful when the
mean principal is about to expel another pupil (Jo)
and the Head Boy offers his vote against the expulsion
provided Luca survives well a boxing match with him.
Apparently,
this movie is the pilot of a series. I suppose this
series will be overly successful. It has all ingredients
of an average soap opera. And a hilarious story is
better than an authentic one.
