Movie "Bully" will be released with PG-13 rating

 

The MPAA has lowered the R rating, given for some language, for the film BULLY to a PG-13 in time for the film's April 13th expansion to 55 markets.

The scene that has been at the forefront of the battle with the MPAA, the intense scene in the film that shows teen Alex Libby being bullied and harassed on a bus, has been left fully intact and unedited. BULLY director Lee Hirsch felt editing the scene was not an option, and subsequently refused to do so, since it is too important to the truth and integrity behind the film.

This decision by the MPAA is a huge victory for the parents, educators, lawmakers, and most importantly, children, everywhere who have been fighting for months for the appropriate PG-13 rating without cutting some of the most sensitive moments.

Hirsch made the documentary with the intent to give an uncensored, real-life portrayal of what 13 million children suffer through every year.
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