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When We Were Bullies (2021) · Cineora

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A JAY ROSENBLATT FILM

When We Were Bullies

202136mMovie

Documentary

IMDb5.4/ 10 · 1.4K votes

THE PAST IS A VULNERABLE PLACE

A mind-boggling "coincidence" leads the filmmaker to track down his fifth grade class – and fifth grade teacher – to examine their memory of and complicity in a bullying incident fifty years ago.

Thought-provoking
Melancholic
True story

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Mild
Complexity: Some focus

Good for a quick watch and talking about after.

DirectorJay Rosenblatt

FormatFeature film

TMDB4.9 / 10

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Top cast

Mark AthitakisSelf

Ruth BrombergSelf

Wendy NewmanSelf

Jay RosenblattSelf

Richard J. SilbergSelf

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