''To Be Sixteen'' (french: Avoir 16 ans) is a Canadian drama film, directed by

Jean Pierre Lefebvre Jean Pierre Lefebvre (; born 17 August 1941) is a Canadian filmmaker. He is widely admired as "the godfather of independent Canadian cinema," particularly among young, independent filmmakers. Biography Jean Pierre Lefebvre studied literature a ...

and released in 1979.

Gerald Pratley Gerald Arthur Pratley (September 3, 1923 – March 14, 2011) was a Canadian film critic and historian.Piers Handling"Gerald Arthur Pratley" ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'', September 18, 2011. A longtime film critic for the Canadian Broadcasting Corp ...

, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 219. The film stars Yves Benoît as Louis, a 16-year-old high school student who is sent to a mental institution by his father (

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) to punish him for his rebelliousness, and is under the care of a psychiatrist (

Gilles Renaud Gilles Renaud (born 25 September 1944) is a Canadian actor who has starred in cinema and television in Quebec. In 1983, he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actor for the film '' A Day in a Taxi (Une journée en taxi)''. He is also a ...

)."Avoir 16 ans (To Be Sixteen)"
'' Canadian Film Encyclopedia''. The film's cast also includes Marthe Choquette,

Michèle Magny Michèle Magny (born 1944) is a Canadian actress, playwright and theatre director from Montreal, Quebec.

, Éric Beauséjour, Frédérique Collin,

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, Lise L'Heureux and Jean Marchand. The film premiered in the Directors Fortnight stream at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival,

Jay Scott Jeffrey Scott Beaven (October 4, 1949 – July 30, 1993), known professionally by his pen name Jay Scott, was a Canadian film critic."Critic Jay Scott, 43 among world's best". ''Toronto Star'', July 31, 1993. Early life Scott was born in Lincol ...

, "Lefebvre's deceptive simplicity". ''

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'', May 22, 1982. and was later screened in the Critics Choice program at the 1979 Festival of Festivals.

, "Festival of Festivals a film bonanza". ''

'', September 1, 1979.

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* 1979 films Canadian drama films Films set in Quebec Films shot in Quebec Films directed by Jean Pierre Lefebvre 1979 drama films 1970s French-language films French-language Canadian films 1970s Canadian films {{1970s-Canada-film-stub