Bully is a touching documentary film that is about bullying in
American schools. Filmmaker Lee Hirsch directed the film which
is “an intimate, unflinching look at how bullying has touched
five kids and their families.” The film opens in selected
theaters on March 30, 2012. There is a bit of controversy
brewing about the film’s rating. The Motion Picture Association
of America (MPAA) has rated the film R, which means children
will not be able to see it. A petition to MPAA has been started
to change Bully to a PG-13 rating instead of an R rating. The
Wrap reports this information about the controversial rating:
The R rating was imposed on the basis of “some language,” which
means that “Bully” can’t be viewed in theaters by children
younger than 17 unless they are accompanied by a parent or
guardian. It also prevents the film from being screened in
middle and high schools — the very people it might help most,
The Weinstein company maintained. photo by Michael Dwyer/The
Weinstein Company