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A Silent Voice: The Movie
Movie (2016)
Shouya Ishida starts bullying the new girl in class, Shouko Nishimiya, because she is deaf. But as the teasing continues, the rest of the class starts to turn on Shouya for his lack of compassion. When they leave elementary school, Shouko and Shouya do not speak to each other again... until an older, wiser Shouya, tormented by his past behaviour, decides he must see Shouko once more. He wants to atone for his sins, but is it already too late...?
Movie (2016)
Shouya Ishida starts bullying the new girl in class, Shouko Nishimiya, because she is deaf. But as the teasing continues, the rest of the class starts to turn on Shouya for his lack of compassion. When they leave elementary school, Shouko and Shouya do not speak to each other again... until an older, wiser Shouya, tormented by his past behaviour, decides he must see Shouko once more. He wants to atone for his sins, but is it already too late...?
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Sex & Nudity
Teen girls giggle regarding their developing chest sizes.
Violence & Gore
Bullying includes physical abuse like kicking and punching, grabbing hearing aids which causes bleeding, and an attempted suicide where a character saves another but falls and enters a coma.
Profanity
Tweens and teens use occasional profanity such as a--hole, s--tty, and bulls--t.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
A child pretends that a french fry is a cigarette.
Frightening Scenes
The movie features heavy themes of bullying, talk of suicide, and funeral mourning scenes.
Positives & learning
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Positive messages
The story explores the long and short-term impacts of bullying and the process of seeking redemption.
Role models
Characters maintain positive attitudes despite severe bullying and work towards personal growth and making amends.
Representation
A central character in the story is deaf and experiences targeted bullying.
Learning
The source includes a family discussion section on how bullying is portrayed, whether it seems realistic, and what redemption means. Families can discuss how bullying is conveyed in the movie and what the main character learns after taking his bullying too far.
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