When We Were Bullies

Jan 28, 2021

0h 36m

★ 5.0

The past is a vulnerable place

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

ARTE

Stefilm International

ZDF

When We Were Bullies Trailers

Cast

Self

Mark Athitakis

Self

Ruth Bromberg

Self

Wendy Newman

Self

Jay Rosenblatt

Self

Richard J. Silberg

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When We Were Bullies

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