Bullying (2009) User Reviews (6)

Strong social denounce about ¨Bullying¨ when a teenager is harassed by a band of nasty schoolmates

[ma-cortes · 7/10 · 14 June 2017]

This dramatic film contains suspense , tension , psychological drama , a love story and being quite entertaining , but downbeat . Jordi (Alberto Carbó) is an adolescent whose father has died few months before and along with his stressed mother , Júlia (Laura Conejero), and a small dog go to Barcelona , to begin a new life . At first everything seems agreeable , but the fate in store for him will be an eerie event taking place since when Jordi passes through the new school gate . There he meets a dangerous teen group led by Marcos (Aguilera) who goes deeper into his obsession with Jordi . Later on , Jordi meets a strange and drunken neighbour called Bruno (Carlos Fuentes) , who to be aware of bullying he takes matters into his own hands , but he goes too far . Then , the bully goes on completely obsessed with him and at the end takes places a surprising result . Meanwhile , Jordi keeps in touch a beautiful South American girl who is also submitted by bullying . As Jordi falls deeply in love for Ania (Yohana Cobo) but things get worse .

This is a thrilling story tracing the life of a young boy who is targeted by ruthless adolescents , including violence , tortures and astonishing happenings based on facts . Tense film about bullying with intense drama , thrills , chills , suspense , terrifying images and an amazing final . This intriguing and exciting story is based on actual events . Story's core is interesting and script is dense with information , tragedy and drama . Fine performance by Albert Carbó as a teenager who recently lost his father decides to move to another city and in the new school where he has just come he has to face off dangers without knowing the dark frontier of a new hell . The two main actors , a victim and a bully , give nice interpretations . Good acting by Laura Conejero as the psychologically unstable mum . Special mention for excellent Carlos Fuentes as the troubled drunk man with dark secrets . This ¨Bullying¨ film displays a colorful and adequate cinematography shot on location in Barcelona , Catalonia , Spain . And a screeching and pounding musical score that delivers tense frames .

The motion picture was professionally directed by Josecho San Mateo . He is a good craftsman who worked as director assistant , and his film debut was 1983 Percusión , following : 2000 Báilame El Agua , 2003 Diario Una Becaria , 2005 La Semana Que Viene and 2007 Atasco En La Nacional . And directing TV Movies as 1999 Pleno Al Quince and TV Series such as : 1998 Entre Dos Fuegos , 1997 La Banda De Pérez , 1994 Villarriba y Villabajo and 2000-2001 Robles , Investigador and 2001 Mi Teniente .

The scourge of bullying

[alexkirei · 7/10 · 22 April 2013]

I watched this movie because in general I do love European films, especially French, English, Spanish and Italian, I watched it thinking that I didn't know what bullying is all about.

As soon as I began to watch the movie I started to realise that when I was an high school student I witnessed myself bullying many times but back then I didn't consider it something so serious. Of course, after finished watching the movie my idea has totally changed.

The Movie traces the life of Jordi whose father has died few months earlier. Jordi is targeted by a group of peers of the new school where he has just moved with his mother and a small dog.

The Movie is very educational and I reckon should be shown in schools to make children understand the scourge of bullying.

Absolutely recommended

Bullying a good film

[vladimirkrot · 10/10 · 20 April 2009]

I loved it!. I was expecting something else but I got surprised. I got bullied when I was in High school and watching the movie made me remember many personal experiences. It gets the sense o what bullying is very well, the director doesn't leave much to the imagination. If you are a sentimental this one is probably not your movie as it has hard core images and you will probably end up crying through out the film. I was totally surprise with the two main actors as they do it like if the were really a victim and a bully, I didn't like that much some other characters but as I said the two main ones save it very well. It has a surprising end and I loved the music as well. Recommended.

Opinion on the film Bullying

[lucylu28 · 9/10 · 20 April 2009]

I liked it very much, it is a film were a young fellow is been bullied by his school mates. It is difficult to watch as it has very cruel moments but it seems that this director has changed the horizons in Spanish cinema as it is not another predictable film were what you expect happens, all the contrary. A good film that makes you think. I recommended to all. I believe that this film is a new beginning of what I would like to think the end of an injustice situation for so many young people. This problem affects us all directly or indirectly and films like this have a message so we can all think and do something about it.

one of the best European movie in years

[Gunnmundr · 9/10 · 4 April 2010]

this is my first review hear,but I felt I had to do it.

I start to watch to this title with few expectations,because mostly European cinema are slow and dull,despite the profoundness of the scripts,but this was in fact a really great surprise.

this movie represents and show us the deep core of bullying problems almost in every country around the world. the acting is really great,without the theatrical and artificial concepts of euro cinema,the narrative is consistent during the entire film lenght and giving and causing to the viewers a strange affinity with the cast.

this is a very good movie,and represents the good period of Spanish movie industry these days.

I give to all parents a must see strong advice.

a 9/10 to this piece of art.

the horror of insane people taking out their frustrations on a victim

[david-fernandez · 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.