Bullying (2009)
the horror of insane people taking out their frustrations on a victim
30 March 2017
This is a surprisingly well directed movie about a teenager who is the new kid in a new school in a new city in a brand new hell. The physical bullying is very graphic and the psychological bullying is downright nasty. Like in many situations like these the parents and teachers are clueless about the violence and torture perpetrated against him. There is hope in the form of a neighbor who lives in the apartment above who initially seems to be an uncouth man but turns out to be a kind of savior of sorts.

The movie was shot in 2009 when cyber-bullying was not quite as prolific as it is nowadays but the threat of cyber-bullying is certainly featured in this movie.

The moral of this movie is perhaps that if you are getting bullied, flag it up early, make all those involved and in authority and the parents aware of it to fix it and if it doesn't get resolved move to a different school or ensure the ones doing the bullying are expelled. There were some disturbing statistics quoted at the end of the movie regarding numbers bullied in Spanish and UK schools. Food for thought.
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