Movie

Seventeen Years

1999 · 90 min

A quiet, somber journey through guilt and estrangement, unfolding with patient realism and a lingering ache.

Overview: Tao Lan and Yu Xiaoqin are teenage stepsisters. They attend the same high school and share a room, yet they couldn't be more different. The former is wild and a bit of a drifter, while the latter is diligent and studious. One day, Yu Xiaoqin steals money from her father and blames Tao Lan.
How it feels: Melancholic, bleak, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Guilt, family, isolation, redemption
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Full breakdown

Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: guilt
family
isolation
redemption
memory
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none