Weinsteins to release Bully unrated in protest at censors

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MPAA to describe the film anti-bullying R for foul language means your target audience under 17 years can not see that unaccompanied, the Weinstein Company, said

The Oscar-winning producer Harvey Weinstein will face censorship in the U.S. for the release of the documentary harassment despot without a rating.

The Weinstein Company, which owns with his brother Bob Harvey, warned the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), which was given the position after the decision to censor the high profile of the hand Lee Hirsch's film an R certificate, namely children under 17 could not see unless they are accompanied by an adult in the United States. After censorship refused to revoke the decision that was made on the basis of several cases of bad words, Weinstein issued a statement yesterday announcing the film will be released without a rating.

The move means it will be in single rooms in the United States to decide to show the film. It is considered a risk: many channels tend to follow the orientation of the letter from the MPAA, especially in more conservative areas. However, Weinstein is expected that the publicity surrounding Bully and the controversy over the decision of the MPAA will change the minds of the owners. An online petition launched by the young Katy Butler prohibitive to change the classification has gained about half a million signatures.

"The small amount of language in the film who is responsible for the R rating is there because it is real," says Hirsch. "These are children who are bullied against almost daily. See that all our supporters and we are grateful for the support we have received through the board. I know the kids will come, because it goes to the theaters to let them in. "

• "Children and families in this film are the real heroes, and we believe that theater owners everywhere step up and do the right thing for the benefit of all children out there who have been victims intimidation or otherwise may have been the aggressors, "said President of Marketing Weinstein Company, Stephen Bruno." We are working to do everything we can to make this film is available in many parents, teachers and students throughout the country. "

Comment theater owners

far has been uneven. The Weinsteins have been supported by the CMA, but the National Association of Theater Owners, said last month to follow the instructions of the MPAA advising its members.

Bully follows school students in Texas, Mississippi, Georgia, Iowa and Oklahoma during the 2009-10 school year, with their families. Particular emphasis is placed on the death of Tyler Long and Ty Smalley, who committed suicide after being bullied.

The MPAA says that only a small edition of the language used in the film would have come to a PG-13, allowing the film to be seen by your target audience. The filmmakers claim that the recovery is in line with the abuse suffered by children in the United States on a daily basis. They have been endorsed by celebrities such as Meryl Streep, Johnny Depp, Justin Bieber and Ellen DeGeneres.
Bully opening is scheduled for March 30 in theaters in Los Angeles and New York. Still no release date in the UK and seem to have been classified by the British Board of Film Classification.

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