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Bully

2015 · 102 min

A grim, claustrophobic plunge into isolation and psychological cruelty, watching a lonely teenager's world narrow to screens and silent suffering.

Directed by: Stephen Gaffney
Genres: Drama
Starring: Ciaran McCabe, Kieran O'Reilly, George Bracebridge

Overview: Karl, a sixth year student preparing to sit his Leaving Cert exams, becomes the target of a gang of bullies. With no support from his family and no friends to turn to, Karl falls victim to the psychological manipulation of a school teacher and soon turns to social media as a form of escapism where he develops an online friendship with a woman.

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Directed by: Stephen Gaffney
Genres: Drama
Starring: Ciaran McCabe, Kieran O'Reilly, George Bracebridge

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
loneliness
coming-of-age
trauma
betrayal
Places: school
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Horror	3
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Stephen Gaffney
Written by: Stephen Gaffney
Starring: Ciaran McCabe, Kieran O'Reilly, George Bracebridge, Ben Condron, Aaron Blake O'Connell, Chelsea O'Connor, Olivia Fahy
Runtime: 102 min

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