Thierry Beccaro talks about his painful childhood I was born 17 on France 2

What is it about?

I was born in 17 is an adaptation of the autobiography of TV presenter and actor Thierry Beccaro.

The TV movie tells the story of Thierry (Thierry Beccaro), a former child who was beaten by his father, who is now an adult, but has maintained anxiety and constant hopelessness since that time. The announcement of the imminent death of his father (Moses Santamaria), with whom Thierry had cut ties many years ago, immediately forces him to plunge back into the traumas of his childhood. Then Thierry wants to change this page of his life once and for all. But that’s easier said than done…

who is he with

to play the main role, I was born 17 years old called Thierry Beccaro himself.

Other headliners of the TV movie include Moise Santamaria (Manu Leon in Un si grand soleil from 2018), who plays Thierry’s father here, or Elsa Lungini (Clotilde Armand in Here It All Begins from 2020), who stars in this film. TV movie, Lawrence, Thierry’s partner and mother of his two children.

Also in the cast: Elisabeth Comelin, aka Yolande Sandri in Plus belle la vie and Muriel Combo, who has been seen for a long time in Avocats & Associés, Fais pas ci, fait pas ça, Doc Martin or even Nina.

Is it worth checking out?

France 2 viewers probably already thought they knew Thierry Beccaro, the famous TV game show host. Motus From 1990 to 2019, it is broadcast almost every day on the channel. However, he is probably not ready to discover the anchor’s painful childhood, which consisted of school bullying (because he was considered too dominant in class for the taste of certain classmates) and domestic violence (for more than ten years). by the father).

At first glance, Thierry Beccaro’s presence in the TV movie distribution may seem disconcerting. The question here is not to witness an unhealthy reconstruction of the traumatic events of his childhood: the other actors, Pierre Azzarello, Thomas Crown and Jules Morlon, take on the role of Thierry very well in his childhood, then in his adolescence.

It’s just that few people are interested in playing their part in fiction inspired by their own lives. Besides, writing down what you’ve experienced is one thing, but saying it out loud is another. In this way, the extreme honesty of Thierry Beccaro’s interpretation, especially during scenes dealing with particularly intimate moments of his story, makes it all the more disturbing.

Also, a special mention to Moise Santamaria as the impressive and disturbing Thierry’s father, a man who is at once violent, alcoholic, envious, socially withdrawn and possessive.

I was born 17 years old It manages to stand out from other family or domestic violence series or TV movies because of the TV movie narrative that focuses on the consequences of the abuse of battered children. There is no chronological history here that begins with the first acts of violence or the first signals noticed by a loved one and ends with the incapacitation of the aggressor and the beginning of the reconstruction of the victim.

In I was born 17 years oldThe action takes place in the present, with an adult character who, after an event that takes him back to the past, from which he has not completely turned the page, confronts the people he loves about his father’s abuse. which we discover through flashbacks. There are disagreements and misunderstandings, but there are no taboos to break.

I was born in 17 also goes against the Manichean worldview that emphasizes the complexity of situations and people’s reactions, even when it comes to news of family or domestic violence. It is therefore interesting to note that no character here has the same view of the abuse inflicted on Thierry, be it Thierry himself, his sister, mother or aunt.

Several characters even see their position change over the course of the TV movie. If all points of view are not placed on the same level, they are nevertheless heard without immediate discrediting to try to understand, without necessarily relativizing or justifying the point of view or action.

It is up to the public to judge whether or not any of the characters in Thierry’s entourage have shown themselves to be powerless or indifferent to the abuse inflicted on Thierry by his father.

sacred I was born 17 years old There is exciting fiction and a pleasant surprise to discover this Wednesday 22 November at 21:10 on France 2, in a special evening dedicated to abused children for International Children’s Rights Day. Please note: the telefilm will be followed by a debate at 22:40, especially with Thierry Beccaro, on the topic “Maltreated Children: Rebuilding Yourself After Abuse”.