Bully (2011 film)

Bully (originally titled The Bully Project) is a 2011 American documentary film directed by Lee Hirsch and produced by Hirsch and Cynthia Lowen. It documents the lives of five students who face bullying on a daily basis in U.S. schools. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 23, 2011.

Bully
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLee Hirsch
Written by
Produced by
  • Lee Hirsch
  • Cynthia Lowen
CinematographyLee Hirsch
Edited by
  • Lindsay Utz
  • Jenny Golden
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byThe Weinstein Company
Release dates
  • April 23, 2011 (2011-04-23) (Tribeca Film Festival)
  • March 30, 2012 (2012-03-30) (United States)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.1 million
Box office$3.6 million

On the film's official website, the filmmakers promoted Bully as a tool to help combat bullying and facilitate an anti-bullying movement, but these goals were jeopardized by its initial R rating from the Motion Picture Association of America. Following a failed appeal of the rating, the Weinstein Company released the film unrated in theaters in the United States on March 30, 2012. After some profanity was removed, the film was re-rated PG-13, and this version of the film was released in theaters on April 13. The PG-13 version of the film was released on Blu-ray and DVD nearly a year later, on February 12, 2013.

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