In Andre Techine's vibrant "Being 17," two French teens experience unfamiliar feelings with confusion, fear and a force approaching violence.
Oppressed by her family life, dead-end prospects at school, and the boys' law in her neighbourhood, Marieme joins a feisty girl gang in the hope that this will lead to freedom.
Male bonding in movies is still a relatively rare subject for cinema to tackle; and these three gay-friendly films are not your typical Hollywood fodder.
