BULLY Granted PG-13 Rating
The documentary film "BULLY" was granted the PG-13 rating after a fierce fight to lower the R rating of the movie.
The Weinstein Company said Thursday that the Motion Picture Association of America lowered the rating after it removed three uses of the "F word" from some scenes. An intense scene that had been at the forefront of the battle with the MPAA that shows teen Alex Libby being bullied and harassed on a bus, remains untouched and intact.
The MPAA based its R-rating on some language in the film.
"I feel completely vindicated with this resolution," Director Lee Hirsch said. "We have today scored a victory from the MPAA."
Hirsch has said he made the documentary with the intent to give an uncensored, real-life portrayal of what 13 million children suffer through every year.
The new rating allows schools, organizations and cities across the United States to screen Bully for children.
High school student Katy Butler, a victim of bullying, launched a petition at Change.org, lobbying the MPAA to change the rating so a more youthful audience could see the film.
Ellen DeGeneres, Demi Lovato and some members of Congress joined her fight.
BULLY was released unrated on March 30.
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