We Were Seventeen.
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Have you ever met someone and instantly felt a connection so deep, it left you questioning how or why? Not necessarily romantic-but soul-deep.
Inspired by true events, We Were Seventeen follows Billy, a sharp-witted yet guarded foreign high school girl living in South Africa. When an unexpected bond forms with a boy she never planned to notice, her carefully balanced world unravels-turning friendship, family, and love into a chaotic blur of truth, betrayal, and moments that feel like home.
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