<P> The Edge of Seventeen is a 2016 American coming - of - age comedy - drama film written and directed by Kelly Fremon Craig . The film stars Hailee Steinfeld, Woody Harrelson, Kyra Sedgwick, and Haley Lu Richardson . Principal photography began on October 21, 2015, in Vancouver and ended on December 3, 2015 . </P> <P> The film premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival on September 16, 2016, and was theatrically released on November 18, 2016, by STXfilms . It received positive reviews, with Steinfeld's performance being critically lauded, and grossed over $18 million . </P> <P> Nadine Franklin (Hailee Steinfeld), a high school junior in the suburbs of Portland, confides to her school teacher Mr. Bruner (Woody Harrelson) that she plans to commit suicide . Her threats and his responses illustrate their uniquely wary relationship . Nadine narrates: By age seven, differences between Nadine and her more popular older brother Darian (Blake Jenner) are already obvious . Nadine has a tempestuous relationship with her overly dramatic and image conscious mother Mona (Kyra Sedgwick) who seems to favor her brother, while Nadine's father, Tom (Eric Keenleyside) is the only immediate member she feels close to . At age 13, Nadine is buoyed by her relationships with her best friend Krista (Haley Lu Richardson) and her father . Nadine's father suffers a fatal heart attack while driving . As a result of her father's death, Nadine's life turns upside down . Up to the time Nadine is 17, Krista was the only "good part" of her life . </P> <P> One night, Nadine and Krista get drunk, while Darian throws a pool party . Nadine falls asleep, and wakes up to find Krista in bed with Darian who is naked . Krista tries to fix things, but Nadine is tormented about her best friend being with her brother . Krista and Darian think to break it off, but he ends up asking her to be his girlfriend . Nadine feels desperately alone and resorts to her classmate Erwin Kim (Hayden Szeto), who has a crush on her . She discovers that although he is awkward, he has a great sense of humor and is kind . Nadine, however, is attracted to older student Nick Mossman (Alexander Calvert), whom she has only met once . </P>

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